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longways

longways adverb: lengthwise, in the longer direction. Also the abbreviation of longways for as many as will.

Adverb

longways (not comparable)

  1. Lengthwise, in the longer direction.

Also used as

longways is also the abbreviation of longways for as many as will.

Forms of longways

plurallongways

Origin of longways

From long + -ways.

Words formed from longways

Questions about longways

What does longways mean?
Longways means lengthwise, in the longer direction.
What part of speech is longways?
Longways is an adverb.

Words near longways in the dictionary

  1. longward
  2. longwards
  3. Longwarry
  4. Longwarry North
  5. longwave
  6. longways
  7. longways for as many as will
  8. Longwell
  9. Longwell Green
  10. Longwells
  11. longwhiles

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