Definition of length

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Length (a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length..

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Ectasis :: Ectasis (n.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Short :: Short (superl.) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight..
Length :: Length (a.) The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk..
Juggle :: "Juggle (n.) A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split..
Uneven :: Uneven (a.) Not equal; not of equal length.
Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument..
Trail :: Trail (v. i.) To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb..
Pianoforte :: Pianoforte (a.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys..
Mahabharatam :: Mahabharatam (n.) A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire..
Length :: Length (a.) A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
Heterogony :: Heterogony (n.) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils..
Overspin :: Overspin (v. t.) To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly.
Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..
Anchovy :: Anchovy (n.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species..
Gelada :: Gelada (n.) A baboon (Gelada Ruppelli) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male..
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate..
Longitude :: Longitude (n.) Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense..
Drawl :: Drawl (v. t.) To utter in a slow, lengthened tone..
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