lengthways

3.4

Along the longest side of something

adverb
/ˈlɛŋθweɪz/

: a lo largo

To make the salad, slice the cucumbers lengthways for an even presentation.

Examples

We need to boil a kettle, half any thick broccoli stems lengthways, then cut into thirds.
And that's why I'll be doing it with these pieces running lengthways on the outside of the formers that run this way.
Here we've got several loop parts which in the same way to the biceps in some respects, and the shoulder belt will go lengthways down the head.
The carpenter measured the board lengthways to ensure the cuts would be precise.
She arranged the flowers in the vase lengthways to create a balanced look.

Synonyms

lengthwise

vslengthways

7 3.0

Along the longest side of something

is the same meaning but uses a different variant

longitudinally

vslengthways

1 7.2

Along the length of something

is less technical and more everyday in wording

longways

vslengthways

3.7

Along the long side of something

is the same meaning but prefers an alternative form in some dialects

longwise

vslengthways

4.6

Along the longer side of something

is similar but the main term uses another variant

endwise

vslengthways

7.1

One end points in a particular direction when you hold or move the object this way

focuses on length direction without stressing end-facing orientation

endways

vslengthways

7.8

With the end pointing forward along the length of something

emphasizes pure length direction rather than end-forward orientation

Antonyms

breadthways

Archaic

8.1

Across the width of something from one short side to the other

crosswise

4.1

Across something instead of along it, sometimes meaning wrong or not as planned

Surface Forms

lengthways positive

Morphology

lengthways = length (transparent) = length + ways

Formed by the noun 'length' plus the adverbial suffix '-ways'; meaning 'along the length' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Lengthways comes from the English parts length ('how long') and ways ('direction'). So it literally means 'in the direction of the length', for example doing something along its longest side.