Definitions
Longs - as an adjective
Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
Example: "A long life"
Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
Example: "A long road"
Good at remembering
Example: "A retentive mind"
Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
Example: "Is long on coffee"
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
Example: "The english vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
Longs - as an adverb
For an extended time or at a distant time
Example: "A promotion long overdue"
For an extended distance
Longs - as an adjective satellite
Of relatively great height
Example: "A race of long gaunt men"
Involving substantial risk
Example: "Long odds"
Planning prudently for the future
Example: "Large goals that required farsighted policies"
Having or being more than normal or necessary
Example: "Long on brains"
Longs - as a verb
Longs - as a noun
A long vowel.
A long syllable.
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
An entity with a long position in an asset.
Example: "Every uptick made the longs cheer."
A long-term investment.
The long summer vacation at the english universities.
Longitude
Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
LONGS has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.
LONGS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
LONGS has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.
