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Traditional English :: longing
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longing.html - n. & adj. --n. a feeling of intense desire. --adj. having or showing this feeling. |
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Traditional English :: longicorn
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longing.html - n. a longhorn beetle. [mod.L longicornis f. L longus long + cornu horn] |
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Traditional English :: longing
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longing.html - n. & adj. --n. a feeling of intense desire. --adj. having or showing this feeling. |
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Traditional English :: longitude
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longing.html - n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich to the meridian of any place. 2 Astron. the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic measured along a great circle through the body and the poles of the ecliptic. [ME f. L longitudo -dinis f. longus long] |
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Traditional English :: longitudinal
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longing.html - adj. 1 of or in length. 2 running lengthwise. 3 of longitude. longitudinal wave a wave vibrating in the direction of propagation. |
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English Idioms :: long
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longing.html - See: AT LAST or AT LONG LAST, BEFORE LONG, COME A LONG WAY, IN THE LONG RUN, NO LONGER, SO LONG, THE LONG AND THE SHORT. |
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