long
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How long fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
G L N O
Two-Letter Start
LO
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Ending
NG
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LO start
- NG ending
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- long is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A long vowel.
noun
A long syllable.
noun
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
noun
A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
noun
An entity with a long position in an asset.
"Every uptick made the longs cheer."
noun
A long-term investment.
noun
The long summer vacation at the English universities.
verb
To take a long position in.
adjective
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
"It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon."
adjective
Having great duration.
"The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."
adjective
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
adjective
Not short; tall.
adjective
Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
"I'm long in DuPont; I have a long position in DuPont."
adjective
Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
adjective
(of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.
"That forehand is long."
adjective
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
adverb
Over a great distance in space.
"He threw the ball long."
adverb
For a particular duration.
"How long is it until the next bus arrives?"
adverb
For a long duration.
"Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."
verb
To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
"She longed for him to come back."
verb
To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
adjective
On account of, because of.
noun
Longitude
verb
To belong.
Related Words
Same Letters
- oolong
- logon
Synonyms
- extended
- lengthy
- prolonged
- deep
- high
- tall
- time
- far
- way
- ache
- yearn
Antonyms
- short
- brief
- low
- shallow
- instant
- minute
- moment
- second
- time
- distance
- way