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Amphibrach
noun · 78% connection
A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Ancient
adjective · 78% connection
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Bacchius
noun · 78% connection
A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Batten
n . · 78% connection
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Blacksnake
noun · 78% connection
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six fee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Circumflex
noun · 78% connection
A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Cotton
noun · 78% connection
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Crane
noun · 78% connection
A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Custom
noun · 78% connection
Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Dolichocephalous
adjective · 78% connection
Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Dolman
noun · 78% connection
A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Erelong
adverb · 78% connection
Before the /apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Gallery
adjective · 78% connection
A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Gisarm
noun · 78% connection
A weapon with a scythe-shaped blade, and a separate long sharp point, mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Glass-rope
noun · 78% connection
A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Halberd
noun · 78% connection
An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additio…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Heron
noun · 78% connection
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
Hyalonema
noun · 78% connection
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long.
