length
/lɛŋkθ/
noun
6 letters1 syllable10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
Continuance in time.
“he complained about the length of time required”
2
Size of the gap between two places.
“he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points”
3
A section of something that is long and narrow.
“a length of timber”
“a length of tubing”
4
The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place.
“the length of the table was 5 feet”
5
The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end.
“the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words”
WORD FORMS
Related formlengthy
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinengthlay
Starts & ends withL … H
Syllableslength
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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