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Elongated
| Main Entry: |
elongated
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lengthened |
| Synonyms: | dragged out, drawn out, expanded, extended, increased, made longer, outstretched, prolonged, protracted, stretched, strung out |
| Main Entry: | extended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lengthened |
| Synonyms: | continued, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, enlarged, lengthy, long, prolonged, protracted, spread, spread out, stretched out, unfolded, unfurled, very long |
| Antonyms: | abbreviated, abridged, compressed, condensed, contracted, curtailed, cut, lessened, reduced, shortened |
| Main Entry: | lengthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extended |
| Synonyms: | diffuse, dragging, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, interminable, lengthened, long, long-winded, longish, overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, tedious, tiresome, verbose, very long, wearisome, windy, wordy |
| Antonyms: | abbreviated, curtailed, shortened |
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extended in space or time |
| Synonyms: | continued, deep, distant, drawn out, elongate, elongated, enduring, enlarged, expanded, extensive, far-off, far-reaching, faraway, gangling, great, high, lanky, lasting, lengthened, lengthy, lingering, lofty, longish, outstretched, prolonged, protracted, rangy, remote, running, spread out, spun out, stretch, stretched, stretching, stringy, sustained, tall, towering |
| Antonyms: | abbreviated, abridged, short |
| Main Entry: | spindly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thin |
| Synonyms: | elongated, frail, lank, lanky, rangy, skinny, slender, weak |
| Antonyms: | chubby |
| Main Entry: | overlong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | long |
| Synonyms: | continued, deep, distant, dragging, drawn out, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, enduring, enlarged, expanded, extensive, far-off, far-reaching, faraway, gangling, great, high*, lanky, lasting, lengthened, lengthy, lingering, lofty, long-drawn-out, longish, outstretched, prolonged, protracted, rangy, remote, running, spread out, spun out, stretch, stretched, stretching, stringy, sustained, tall, towering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protracted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | long |
| Synonyms: | continued, deep, distant, dragging, drawn out, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, enduring, enlarged, expanded, extensive, far-off, far-reaching, faraway, gangling, great, high*, lanky, lasting, lengthened, lengthy, lingering, lofty, long-drawn-out, longish, outstretched, overlong, prolonged, rangy, remote, running, spread out, spun out, stretch, stretched, stretching, stringy, sustained, tall, towering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out, extend |
| Synonyms: | attenuate, choose, drain, elongate, extort, extract, lengthen, pick, pull out, respire, select, single out, stretch, suck, take |
| Antonyms: | put in, shorten |
| Main Entry: | draw out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prolong |
| Synonyms: | attract, continue, drag, drag out, elongate, extend, lead on, lengthen, make longer, prolongate, protract, pull, spin, spin out, stretch, string out, tug |
| Antonyms: | clip, shorten |
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