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lengthways

lengthways adjective: lengthwise.

Adjective

lengthways (not comparable)

  1. lengthwise
    • Threads of silk and cotton are so arranged in parallel lines, lengthways with the note, and embodied in the substance of the paper during its manufacture.1847, editorial staff, “Method of Preserving the Denominations of a Bank Bill from being Altered”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68

Adverb

lengthways (not comparable)

  1. lengthwise

Origin of lengthways

From length + -ways.

Questions about lengthways

What does lengthways mean?
Lengthways means lengthwise.
What part of speech is lengthways?
Lengthways can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near lengthways in the dictionary

  1. lengthscale
  2. lengthscales
  3. lengthsman
  4. lengthsmen
  5. lengthsome
  6. lengthways
  7. lengthwise
  8. lengthy
  9. lengua
  10. Lengyel
  11. Lenham

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