ALL meanings of longs
long
L l - adjective longs having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 1
- adjective longs having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while. 1
- adjective longs extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long. 1
- adjective longs containing many items or units: a long list. 1
- adjective longs requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.: a long story. 1
- adjective longs extending beyond normal or moderate limits: a long, boring speech. 1
- adjective longs experienced as passing slowly, because of the difficulty, tedium, or unpleasantness involved: long years of study. 1
- adjective longs reaching well into the past: a long memory. 1
- adjective longs the longer of two or the longest of several: the long way home; a brick with the long side exposed. 1
- adjective longs taking a long time; slow: He's certainly long getting here. 1
- adjective longs forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad: to take a long view of life. 1
- adjective longs intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising: a long look at one's past mistakes. 1
- adjective longs having an ample supply or endowment of something (often followed by on): to be long on advice; to be long on brains. 1
- adjective longs having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note. 1
- adjective longs Chiefly Law. distant or remote in time: a long date. 1
- adjective longs extending relatively far: a man with a long reach. 1
- adjective longs being higher or taller than usual: long casement windows. 1
- adjective longs being against great odds; unlikely: a long chance. 1
- adjective longs (of beverages) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda, seltzer, etc.: highballs, collinses, and other long drinks. 1
- adjective longs (of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back. 1
- adjective longs Phonetics. lasting a relatively long time: “Feed” has a longer sound than “feet” or “fit.”. belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually longer in duration than another class, as the vowel of bought as compared to that of but, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the ah in German Bahn in contrast with the a in Bann, or the tt in Italian fatto in contrast with the t in fato (opposed to short). having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration. 1
- adjective longs Prosody. (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable. 1
- adjective longs Finance. holding or accumulating stocks, futures, commodities, etc., with the expectation of a rise in prices: a long position in chemicals. 1
- adjective longs Gambling. marked by a large difference in the numbers of the given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered: long odds. of or relating to the larger amount bet. 1
- adjective longs Ceramics. (of clay) very plastic; fat. 1
- noun longs a comparatively long time: They haven't been gone for long. Will it take long? 1
- noun longs something that is long: The signal was two longs and a short. 1
- noun longs a size of garment for men who are taller than average. 1
- noun longs a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size: The shorts and the longs are hung separately. 1
- noun longs Finance. a person who accumulates or holds stocks or commodities with the expectation of a rise in prices. 1
- noun longs Music. longa. 1
- adverb longs for or through a great extent of space or, especially, time: a reform long advocated. 1
- adverb longs for or throughout a specified extent, especially of time: How long did he stay? 1
- adverb longs (used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.): Will she be long? 1
- adverb longs throughout a specified period of time (usually used to emphasize a preceding noun): It's been muggy all summer long. 1
- adverb longs at a point of time far distant from the time indicated: long before. 1
- idioms longs as long as, provided that: As long as you can come by six, I'll be here. seeing that; since: As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream. Also, so long as. during the time that; through the period that: As long as we were neighbors, they never invited us inside their house. 1
- idioms longs before long, soon: We should have news of her whereabouts before long. 1
- idioms longs the long and the short of, the point or gist of; substance of: The long and the short of it is that they will be forced to sell all their holdings. Also, the long and short of. 1
- verb without object longs Archaic. to be suitable or fitting. 1
- verb without object longs Obsolete. to be the possession; belong. 1
- noun longs Plural form of long. 1
- noun plural longs full-length trousers 0
- noun plural longs long-dated gilt-edged securities 0
- noun plural longs unsold securities or commodities held in anticipation of rising prices 0