Dictionary Check: length
"length" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
noun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
Example:
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
noun
continuance in time
Example:
"the ceremony was of short duration"
noun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
Example:
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
noun
size of the gap between two places
Example:
"the distance from New York to Chicago"
noun
a section of something that is long and narrow
Example:
"a length of timber"
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