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I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes- longing- longingly* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes- longing- longingly
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short-winded — [shôrt′win΄did] adj. 1. easily put out of breath by exertion 2. breathing with quick, labored breaths 3. brief, often overly or undesirably so: said of speech or writing … English World dictionary
short-winded — short′ wind′ed adj. 1) short of breath 2) brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
short-winded — short wind·ed win dəd adj affected with or characterized by shortness of breath … Medical dictionary
short winded — short of breath, having difficulty breathing … English contemporary dictionary
short-winded — adj 1. breathless, out of breath, short of breath, pursy, winded; panting, huffing, puffing, gasping, heaving; wheezing, (usu of horses) broken winded, Pathol. dyspneal. 2. concise, succinct, brief, to the point, short and sweet; direct, pointed … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
short-winded — adjective a) out of breath, gasping for air, breathing rapidly; or given to easily becoming so. b) Concise and to the point (opposite of long winded) … Wiktionary
short-winded — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dyspn[o]eic, broken winded, asthmatic, wheezy. See weariness … English dictionary for students
short-winded — adjective breathing laboriously or convulsively • Syn: ↑blown, ↑pursy, ↑winded • Similar to: ↑breathless, ↑dyspneic, ↑dyspnoeic, ↑dyspneal, ↑dyspnoeal … Useful english dictionary
short-winded — adjective Date: 15th century 1. affected with or characterized by shortness of breath 2. a. brief b. broken up into short units … New Collegiate Dictionary
short-winded — /shawrt win did/, adj. 1. short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing. 2. brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing. [1400 50; late ME] * * * … Universalium