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- [lawng-weyz, long-]
- /ˈlɔŋˌweɪz, ˈlɒŋ-/
- /ˈlɒŋ.weɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawng-weyz, long-]
- /ˈlɔŋˌweɪz, ˈlɒŋ-/
Definitions of longways word
- abbreviation LONGWAYS longwise. 1
- adverb longways Dance. in two long lines with the couples facing each other: to perform a country dance longways. 1
- abbreviation LONGWAYS longwise. 1
- noun longways Lengthwise, in the longer direction. 1
- abbreviation LONGWAYS lengthwise 0
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Origin of longways
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; long1 + -ways
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Parts of speech for Longways
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
longways popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
longways usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for longways
adj longways
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart — transversely; from one side to another
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
adjective longways
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
Antonyms for longways
adj longways
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
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