Crossword-Solution: LONG
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Long | superl. | Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide. |
| Long | superl. | Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book. |
| Long | superl. | Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching. |
| Long | superl. | Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. |
| Long | superl. | Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc. |
| Long | superl. | Far-reaching; extensive. |
| Long | superl. | Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30. |
| Long | n. | A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. |
| Long | n. | A long sound, syllable, or vowel. |
| Long | n. | The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. |
| Long | adv. | To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line. |
| Long | adv. | To a great extent in time; during a long time. |
| Long | adv. | At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest. |
| Long | adv. | Through the whole extent or duration. |
| Long | adv. | Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone? |
| Long | prep. | By means of; by the fault of; because of. |
| 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. |
| Long | a. | To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETEAR
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greedy person
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Sentences with LONG (5)
Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid’s cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.
Silently he stole upon him Till the red nails of the monster Almost touched him, almost scared him, Till the hot breath of his nostrils Warmed the hands of Mudjekeewis, As he drew the Belt of Wampum Over the round ears, that heard not, Over the small eyes, that saw not, Over the long nose and nostrils, The black muffle of the nostrils, Out of which the heavy breathing Warmed the hands of Mudjekeewis.
Space may produce new Worlds; whereof so rife There went a fame in Heav’n that he ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven: Thither, if but to prie, shall be perhaps Our first eruption, thither or elsewhere: For this Infernal Pit shall never hold Caelestial Spirits in Bondage, nor th’ Abysse Long under darkness cover.
After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow that, if he could only discover the thief who had stolen the Calf, he would offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes, Pan, and the Guardian Deities of the forest.
Experience is a keen teacher; and long before you had mastered your A B C, or knew where the “white sails” of the Chesapeake were bound, you began, I see, to gauge the wretchedness of the slave, not by his hunger and want, not by his lashes and toil, but by the cruel and blighting death which gathers over his soul.
Quotes with LONG (3)
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in…
Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet. To make all your friends feelthat there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of othersas you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the pastand pre…
I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting f…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 523 times in crossword archives (1948–2025).