length
Roget category 200
2. Words relating to space› 2.2. Dimensions
›› 2.2.2. Linear dimensions
#200.
Length
noun
length,
longitude,
span —
mileage —
distance
etc.
196.
line,
bar,
rule,
stripe,
streak,
spoke,
radius.
lengthening
etc.
v. —
prolongation,
production,
protraction —
tension,
tensure† —
extension.
[Measures of length]
line,
nail,
inch,
hand,
palm,
foot,
cubit,
yard,
ell,
fathom,
rood,
pole,
furlong,
mile,
league —
chain,
link —
arpent†,
handbreadth†,
jornada [U.S.],
kos†,
vara†.
[astronomical units of distance]
astronomical unit,
AU,
light-year,
parsec.
[metric units of length]
nanometer,
nm,
micron,
micrometer,
millimicron,
millimeter,
mm,
centimeter,
cm,
meter,
kilometer,
km.
pedometer,
perambulator —
scale
etc.
(measurement)
466.
verb
be long
etc.
adj. —
stretch out,
sprawl —
extend to,
reach to,
stretch to —
make a long arm,
drag its slow length along.
"
render long
etc.
adj. —
lengthen,
extend,
elongate —
stretch —
prolong,
produce,
protract —
let out,
draw out,
spin out† —
drawl.
enfilade,
look along,
view in perspective.
distend
(expand)
194.
adjective
long,
longsome† —
lengthy,
wiredrawn†,
outstretched —
lengthened
etc.
v. —
sesquipedalian
etc.
(words)
577 —
interminable,
no end of —
macrocolous†.
linear,
lineal —
longitudinal,
oblong.
as long as my arm,
as long as today and tomorrow —
unshortened
etc.
(shorten)
etc.
201†.
adverb
lengthwise,
at length,
longitudinally,
endlong†,
along —
tandem —
in a line
etc.
(continuously)
69 —
in perspective.
from end to end,
from stem to stern,
from head to foot,
from the crown of the head to the sole of the from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot,
from top to toe —
fore and aft.
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.
debug info: 0.0016