length

Examples

• All

• They need to go the length of the floor.

  Lay the Favorite (2012)

• Coaches also completed weekly logs tracking the frequency and length of coaching contacts and content covered.

  Academic text (2011)

• But anyway, yeah, I'm really happy with the length of this top.

• Pins were placed throughout the length of the leg.

  Unbreakable (2000)

• Now I'd love for you to extend your arm, so I can see the length of your body.

  Along Came Wanda (2021)

• Again, what's up with the length of all of these jeans?

• To encourage compliance, the number and length of assessments were kept to a minimum.

  Academic text (2012)

• One cleaver, approximately 8 inches in length.

  Bullitt (1968)

• Through verbal instruction, the researcher briefly reviewed the terms length and width for the students.

  Academic text (2015)

• First, the thoroughness of the EEOC's examinations is evident in the length and detail in each opinion.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

D

distance

vslength

739 1.0

Amount of space between two points or places

focuses on the longest measurement from one end to the other

E

extent

vslength

55 3.5

The area or distance something covers

refers to the longest single measurement from end to end

Antonyms

S

shortness

1 3.5

A small amount of time or a small distance

Idioms

A

at length

47 4.1

For a long time and in great detail, especially when speaking or writing

A

at arm's length

9 4.8

Keep a distance from someone to avoid getting too close or involved

S

short of a length

7.5

Not long enough to reach what is needed

Compounds

F

full-length

28 3.4

Not shortened, showing the whole film or dress

A

arm's length

• Informal

21 4.5

A safe distance from someone to avoid being close or involved

F

focal length

• Specialized

7 5.5

The distance from a lens to the point where parallel light rays meet

K

knee-length

3 2.9

Long enough to reach the knee, like a dress or coat

B

book-length

1 4.1

About the same length as a normal book

L

length of service

1 3.9

The time someone has worked for a company or in a job there

B

body length

1 2.1

The distance from the head to the feet or tail of a living thing

C

cable's length

• Specialized

1 8.3

A distance at sea equal to about 185 meters

C

cable length

• Specialized

6.3

A sea distance equal to one tenth of a nautical mile, about 185 meters

H

half-length

6.2

A picture or photo showing a person from the waist up

H

half-length

5.6

Made half as long as the original

How Long

longness

6.8

length

340 1.0

shortness

1 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology