long: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of long
- belong«Word Popularity Bar5/5
belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- This book belongs to me
- verb be suitable or acceptable
- This student somehow doesn't belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- along5/5
along
- adverb with a forward motion
on.
- we drove along admiring the view
- the horse trotted along at a steady pace
- the circus traveled on to the next city
- move along
- march on
- adverb in accompaniment or as a companion
- his little sister came along to the movies
- I brought my camera along
- working along with his father
- adverb with a forward motion
- lifelong4/5
lifelong
- adjective satellite continuing through life
womb-to-tomb.
- a lifelong friend
- from lifelong habit
- his lifelong study of Greek art
- adjective satellite continuing through life
- prolong4/5
prolong
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
keep up; sustain.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- oblong3/5
oblong
- noun a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
- noun a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- headlong3/5
headlong
- adjective satellite excessively quick
hasty.
- made a hasty exit
- a headlong rush to sell
- adjective satellite with the head foremost
headfirst.
- a headfirst plunge down the stairs
- a headlong dive into the pool
- adjective satellite excessively quick
- weeklong2/5
weeklong
- adjective satellite lasting through a week
seven-day.
- her weeklong vacation
- adjective satellite lasting through a week
- yearlong2/5
yearlong
- adjective satellite lasting through a year
- attending yearlong courses
- adjective satellite lasting through a year
- daylong2/5
daylong
- adjective satellite lasting through an entire day
- adverb during the entire day
all day long.
- light pours daylong into the parlor
- adjective satellite lasting through an entire day
- livelong2/5
livelong
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
orpin; Sedum telephium; live-forever; orpine.
- adjective satellite (of time) constituting the full extent or duration
- all the livelong day
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
- sidelong2/5
sidelong
- adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
askant; askance; asquint; squinty; squint; squint-eyed.
- her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances
- adjective satellite situated at or extending to the side
lateral.
- the lateral branches of a tree
- shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
- adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- furlong2/5
furlong
- noun a unit of length equal to 220 yards
- noun a unit of length equal to 220 yards
- oolong2/5
oolong
- noun Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried
- noun Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried
- geelong2/5
- shillong2/5
shillong
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- overlong2/5
- monthlong1/5
monthlong
- adjective satellite last through a month
- a monthlong stay in the hospital
- adjective satellite last through a month
- hourlong1/5
hourlong
- adjective satellite lasting for an hour
- an hourlong examination
- adjective satellite lasting for an hour
- nightlong1/5
nightlong
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
all-night; overnight.
- a nightlong vigil
- an all-night drugstore
- an overnight trip
- adjective satellite lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
- agelong1/5
agelong
- adjective satellite lasting through all time
- agelong struggle for freedom
- adjective satellite lasting through all time
- tagalong1/5
tagalong
- noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
hanger-on.
- noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
- singalong1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- klong1/5
klong
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- erelong1/5
erelong
Before the apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long. A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him. Spenser.
The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep. Milton.
- footlong1/5
- kalong1/5
kalong
(Zoöl.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat ( Pteropus edulis ).
- gelong1/5
gelong
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- elong1/5
elong
To lengthen out; to prolong. Obs.
Suffixes of long
- longer«Word Popularity Bar5/5
longer
- noun a person with a strong desire for something
yearner; thirster.
- a longer for money
- a thirster after blood
- a yearner for knowledge
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
long.
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- noun a person with a strong desire for something
- longitudinal5/5
longitudinal
- adjective of or relating to lines of longitude
- longitudinal reckoning by the navigator
- adjective satellite running lengthwise
- a thin longitudinal strip
- longitudinal measurements of the hull
- adjective of or relating to lines of longitude
- longing4/5
longing
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
hungriness; yearning.
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; long; hanker.
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
- longest4/5
longest
- adverb for the most time
- she stayed longest
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
long.
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- adverb for the most time
- longed4/5
long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- longevity4/5
longevity
- noun duration of service
length of service.
- her longevity as a star
- had unusual longevity in the company
- noun the property of being long-lived
seniority.
- noun duration of service
- longtime4/5
longtime
- adjective satellite of long duration
- a longtime friend
- adjective satellite of long duration
- longitude4/5
longitude
- noun the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- noun the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- longterm4/5
- longstanding3/5
longstanding
- adjective satellite having existed for a long time
- a longstanding friendship
- the longstanding conflict
- adjective satellite having existed for a long time
- longs3/5
long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- longings3/5
longing
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
hungriness; yearning.
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; long; hanker.
- noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
- longfellow3/5
longfellow
- noun United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- noun United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
- longitudinally3/5
longitudinally
- adverb across time
- We studied the development of the children longitudinally
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longwise; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adverb across time
- longstreet3/5
longstreet
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- longus3/5
longus
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- longish2/5
longish
- adjective satellite somewhat long
- adjective satellite somewhat long
- longboat2/5
longboat
- noun the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- noun the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- longshoremen2/5
longshoreman
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
dock worker; dock-walloper; lumper; dockhand; loader; stevedore; dockworker; docker.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- longitudes2/5
longitude
- noun the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- noun the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- longshoreman2/5
longshoreman
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
dock worker; dock-walloper; lumper; dockhand; loader; stevedore; dockworker; docker.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- longhand2/5
longhand
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
cursive; cursive script; running hand.
- adjective satellite having words written out in full by hand
- longhand writing
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- longbow2/5
longbow
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- longhorn2/5
longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
- longhorns2/5
longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
- longingly2/5
longingly
- adverb in a yearning manner
yearningly.
- he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'
- adverb in a yearning manner
- longue2/5
longue
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- longhouse2/5
longhouse
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- longworth2/5
- longinus2/5
longinus
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- longford2/5
- longshore2/5
longshore
Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore. "Longshore thieves." R. Browning.
- longe2/5
long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- longa2/5
longa
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- longwood2/5
- longsuffering2/5
longsuffering
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- longacre2/5
- longhouses2/5
longhouses
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- longleaf2/5
longleaf
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- longhaired2/5
longhaired
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- longrun2/5
longrun
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- longline2/5
longline
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- longwall2/5
- longevities1/5
longevity
- noun duration of service
length of service.
- her longevity as a star
- had unusual longevity in the company
- noun the property of being long-lived
seniority.
- noun duration of service
- longueur1/5
longueur
- noun a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
- noun a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
- longueurs1/5
longueur
- noun a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
- noun a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
- longbowmen1/5
longbowman
- noun a medieval English archer who used a longbow
- noun a medieval English archer who used a longbow
- longboats1/5
longboat
- noun the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- noun the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- longshot1/5
longshot
- noun a photograph taken from a distance
- noun a photograph taken from a distance
- longways1/5
longways
- noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
longways dance.
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longitudinally; longwise; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
- longyi1/5
longyi
- noun a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
lungyi; lungi.
- noun a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
- longbeard1/5
longbeard
- noun a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
greybeard; bellarmine; long-beard.
- noun a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
- longbows1/5
longbow
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- longicorn1/5
longicorn
- noun long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
long-horned beetle; longicorn beetle.
- noun long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
- longan1/5
longan
- noun tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
Euphorbia litchi; Nephelium longana; lungen; longanberry; Dimocarpus longan.
- noun tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
- longlegs1/5
longlegs
- noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
stilt; stiltbird; long-legs; stilt plover; Himantopus stilt.
- noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
- longwise1/5
longwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longitudinally; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
- longum1/5
longum
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- longues1/5
longues
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- longobardi1/5
- longifolia1/5
longifolia
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- longhair1/5
longhair
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- longsword1/5
- longship1/5
longship
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- longships1/5
longships
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- longnose1/5
longnose
(Zoöl.) The European garfish.
- longipes1/5
longipes
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- longlines1/5
longlines
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- longueuil1/5
longueuil
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- longshanks1/5
longshanks
(Zoöl.) The stilt.
- longtail1/5
longtail
An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. Curtail .Dog .✍ A longtail was a gentleman's dog, or the dog of one qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have their tails cut. Shak.
- longhairs1/5
longhairs
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- longimanus1/5
longimanus
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- longas1/5
longas
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- longiflorum1/5
longiflorum
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- longspur1/5
longspur
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (orPlectrophanes ), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus ), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus ), and other species, inhabit the United States.
- longneck1/5
longneck
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- longhorned1/5
longhorn
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Texas longhorn.
- noun long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
- longicauda1/5
longicauda
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- longeing1/5
long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
- longobards1/5
- longfin1/5
longfin
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- longiflora1/5
longiflora
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- longspurs1/5
longspur
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (orPlectrophanes ), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus ), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus ), and other species, inhabit the United States.
- longshoring1/5
longshore
Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore. "Longshore thieves." R. Browning.
- longerons1/5
- longword1/5
- longeron1/5
longeron
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- longcase1/5
longcase
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- longheaded1/5
longheaded
Having unusual foresight or sagacity. --Long"-head`ed*ness , n.
- longear1/5
longear
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- longstop1/5
- longobard1/5
longobard
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Derived words of long
- prolonged«Word Popularity Bar5/5
prolonged
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; extended; protracted; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
prolong; protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- belonging5/5
belonging
- noun happiness felt in a secure relationship
- with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
belong.
- This book belongs to me
- noun happiness felt in a secure relationship
- belongs5/5
belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- This book belongs to me
- verb be suitable or acceptable
- This student somehow doesn't belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- belonged5/5
belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- This book belongs to me
- verb be suitable or acceptable
- This student somehow doesn't belong
- verb be owned by; be in the possession of
- alongside5/5
alongside
- adverb side by side
aboard.
- anchored close aboard another ship
- adverb side by side
- elongated4/5
elongated
- adjective satellite drawn out or made longer spatially
lengthened; extended; prolonged.
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch; elongate.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite drawn out or made longer spatially
- elongation4/5
elongation
- noun the quality of being elongated
- noun an addition to the length of something
extension.
- noun the quality of being elongated
- belongings4/5
belongings
- noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
property; holding.
- that hat is my property
- he is a man of property
- noun happiness felt in a secure relationship
belonging.
- with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging
- noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
- elongate3/5
elongate
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
linear.
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- prolongation3/5
prolongation
- noun the act of prolonging something
lengthening; perpetuation; protraction.
- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
- noun amount or degree or range to which something extends
lengthiness; extension.
- the wire has an extension of 50 feet
- noun the act of prolonging something
- prolonging3/5
prolong
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
keep up; sustain.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- prolongs2/5
prolong
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
keep up; sustain.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- elongating2/5
elongate
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
linear.
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- elongates2/5
elongate
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
linear.
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- furlongs2/5
furlong
- noun a unit of length equal to 220 yards
- noun a unit of length equal to 220 yards
- lilongwe2/5
lilongwe
- noun the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi
capital of Malawi.
- noun the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi
- oblongata2/5
oblongata
(Anat.) The medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
- belongingness2/5
- wollongong2/5
wollongong
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- elongations1/5
elongation
- noun the quality of being elongated
- noun an addition to the length of something
extension.
- noun the quality of being elongated
- prolongations1/5
prolongation
- noun the act of prolonging something
lengthening; perpetuation; protraction.
- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
- noun amount or degree or range to which something extends
lengthiness; extension.
- the wire has an extension of 50 feet
- noun the act of prolonging something
- oblongs1/5
oblong
- noun a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
- noun a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- singalongs1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- prolonge1/5
prolonge
- noun a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
- noun a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
- alongshore1/5
alongshore
Along the shore or coast.
- elongatus1/5
elongatus
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- melongena1/5
melongena
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- oblonga1/5
oblonga
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- unbelonging1/5
- allonge1/5
allonge
(Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
- prolonger1/5
prolong
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
keep up; sustain.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- belongers1/5
- alongst1/5
- plonge1/5
plunge
- noun a brief swim in water
dip.
- noun a steep and rapid fall
- noun a brief swim in water
- oblongifolia1/5
oblongifolia
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `long`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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