long

/lɔŋ/ adjectiveverb
4 letters1 syllable5 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADJECTIVE
1

Good at remembering.

2

Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.

“a long life”

“a long boring speech”

3

Planning prudently for the future.

“took a long view of the geopolitical issues”

4

Having or being more than normal or necessary.

“long on brains”

“in long supply”

5

Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices.

“is long on coffee”

“a long position in gold”

6

Involving substantial risk.

“long odds”

7

Of relatively great height.

“a race of long gaunt men”

“looked out the long French windows”

8

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration.

“the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”

9

Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.

“a long road”

“a long distance”

VERB
1

Desire strongly or persistently.

WORD FORMS
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