By-stroke (n.) An accidental or a slyly given stroke. |
Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil |
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 |
Stroke (imp.) Struck. |
Stroke (v. t.) The act of striking |
Stroke (v. t.) The result of effect of a striking |
Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour. |
Stroke (v. t.) A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something |
Stroke (v. t.) A mark or dash in writing or printing |
Stroke (v. t.) Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition |
Stroke (v. t.) A sudden attack of disease |
Stroke (v. t.) A throb or beat, as of the heart. |
stroke stroking | a light touch with the hands |
long haul | a journey over a long distance, it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles |
stroke | a single complete movement |
keystroke key stroke | the stroke of a key, one depression of a key on a keyboard, the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work |
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 |
medal play stroke play | golf scoring by total strokes taken |
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 |
stroke shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand backhand stroke backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
ground stroke | a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once |
stroke | any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing |
swimming stroke | a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward |
butterfly butterfly stroke | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down |
golf stroke golf shot swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ditch spade long-handled spade | a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches |
four-stroke engine four-stroke internalombustion engine | an internalombustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke, work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke |
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 |
vaulting horse long horse buck | a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated, used lengthwise for vaulting |
long-sufferance long-suffering | patient endurance of pain or unhappiness |
forte strong suit long suit metier specialty speciality strong point strength | an asset of special worth or utility, cooking is his forte |
long bone os longum | in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow |
long saphenous vein great saphenous vein | the longest vein in the body, runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein |
long-term memory LTM | your general store of remembered information |
long distance long-distance call trunk call | a telephone call made outside the local calling area, I talked to her by long distance |
f adieu adios arrivederci auf wiedersehen au revoir bye bye-bye cheerio good-by goodby good-bye goodbye good day sayonara so long | a farewell remark, they said their good-byes |
stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush, she applied the paint in careful strokes |
hair stroke | a very fine line in writing or printing |