Definition of long

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Long (a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for..

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Sea-gait :: Sea-gait (n.) A long, rolling swell of the sea..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift..
Calumet :: Calumet (n.) A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone, and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers..
Cortical :: Cortical (a.) Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney..
Compositous :: Compositous (a.) Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
Vernal :: Vernal (a.) Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life..
Predella :: Predella (n.) The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece..
Dipteral :: Dipteral (a.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.
Pancreas :: Pancreas (n.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus..
Wair :: Wair (n.) A piece of plank two yard/ long and a foot broad.
Sloth :: Sloth (n.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico..
Row :: Row (v. t.) To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat..
Departure :: Departure (n.) The distance due east or west which a person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line.
Way :: Way (n.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves..
Headlong :: Headlong (a. & adv.) With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong..
Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair..
Emeritus :: Emeritus (a.) Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church..
Longnose :: Longnose (n.) The European garfish.
Creak :: Creak (v. i.) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak..
Sluice :: Sluice (n.) A long box or trough through which water flows, -- used for washing auriferous earth..
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