Antenna
(n.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids. |
Long
(superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length |
Long
(superl.) Drawn out or extended in time |
Long
(superl.) Slow in passing |
Long
(superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval |
Long
(superl.) Extended to any specified measure |
Long
(superl.) Far-reaching |
Long
(superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance |
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 |
Long
(adv.) To a great extent in apace |
Long
(adv.) To a great extent in time |
Long
(adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior |
Long
(adv.) Through the whole extent or duration. |
Long
(adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less |
Long
(prep.) By means of |
Long
(a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving |
Long
(a.) To belong |
Long-armed
(a.) Having long arms |
Long-breathed
(a.) Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time |
Long-drawn
(a.) Extended to a great length. |
Long-horned
(a.) Having a long horn or horns |
Long-lived
(a.) Having a long life |
Long primer
() A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois. |
Long-sight
(n.) Long-sightedness. |
Long-sighted
(a.) Able to see objects at a great distance |
Long-sighted
(a.) Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand |
Long-sightedness
(n.) The state or condition of being long-sighted |
Long-sightedness
(n.) See Hypermetropia. |
Long-stop
(n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. |
Long-sufferance
(n.) Forbearance to punish or resent. |
Long-suffering
(n.) Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time |
Long-suffering
(n.) Long patience of offense. |
Long-tongue
(n.) The wryneck. |
Long-tongued
(a.) Having a long tongue. |
Long-tongued
(a.) Talkative |
Long-waisted
(a.) Having a long waist |
Long-waisted
(a.) Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt |
Long-winded
(a.) Long-breathed |
Wire
(n.) A thread or slender rod of metal |
Wire
(n.) A telegraph wire or cable |
Wire
(v. t.) To bind with wire |
Wire
(v. t.) To put upon a wire |
Wire
(v. t.) To snare by means of a wire or wires. |
Wire
(v. t.) To send (a message) by telegraph. |
Wire
(v. i.) To pass like a wire |
Wire
(v. i.) To send a telegraphic message. |
Wire-drawer
(n.) One who draws metal into wire. |
Wire-heel
(n.) A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. |
| long haul | a journey over a long distance, it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles |
| long fly | a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse |
broad jump
long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
whist
long whist
short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships, a pack of cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
| long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
| long division | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail |
long-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
long-eared owl
Asio otus | slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam
Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
stilt stiltbird longlegs
long-legs
stilt plover
Himantopus stilt | long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
| wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair
wirehaired terrier
wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
| griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
| long-eared bat | any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears |
long-horned beetle
longicorn
longicorn beetle | long-bodied beetle having very long antennae |
long-horned grasshopper
tettigoniid | grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male |
long-tailed porcupine
Trichys lipura | porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail |
longtail weasel
long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata | the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail |
antenna
feeler | one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans, typically sensitive to touch and taste |
albacore
long-fin tunny
Thunnus alalunga | large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna, reaches pounds and has long pectoral fins, found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters |
antenna
aerial
transmitting aerial | an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals |
| baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire
barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
bellarmine
longbeard
long-beard
greybeard | a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck, decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (th century) |
bolster
long pillow | a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows |
| chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
dipole
dipole antenna | an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center |
| directional antenna | an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle |
dish dish aerial
dish antenna
saucer | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
ditch spade
long-handled spade | a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches |
guy
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
jointer
jointer plane
jointing plane
long plane | a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
| long iron | an iron with a long shaft and a steep face, for hitting long low shots |
| long johns | warm underwear with long legs |
| long sleeve | a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist |
| long tom | a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy |
long trousers
long pants | trousers reaching to the foot |
long underwear
union suit | an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece |
omnidirectional antenna
nondirectional antenna | an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions |
| piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
radio antenna
radio aerial | omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
television antenna
tv-antenna | an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television |
| trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
vaulting horse
long horse
buck | a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated, used lengthwise for vaulting |
| wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
| wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
| wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |