Benting time () The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. |
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 |
Time (n.) Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof. |
Time (n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future |
Time (n.) The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived |
Time (n.) The duration of one's life |
Time (n.) A proper time |
Time (n.) Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition. |
Time (n.) Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition |
Time (n.) The present life |
Time (n.) Tense. |
Time (n.) The measured duration of sounds |
time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
long haul | a journey over a long distance, it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
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 |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
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 |
time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite recess break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
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 |
character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
ditch spade long-handled spade | a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches |
jointer jointer plane jointing plane long plane | a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
line printer line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
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 |
page printer page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |
time bomb infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
time clock | clock used to record the hours that people work |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
time-fuse | a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
time machine | a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
vaulting horse long horse buck | a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated, used lengthwise for vaulting |
vintage time of origin | the oldness of wines |
meter metre time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |