the quality or state of being long
the longer or longest dimension of an object
the extent of something from end to end
the vertical extent of something, e.g. hair or clothing
the full extent of something
walked the length of the street
duration or extent
the length of the holiday
the length of the book
relative duration or stress of a sound
the length of something taken as a unit of measure
swam two lengths of the pool
(also in pl, but treated as sing.) the degree to which something, e.g. a course of action, is carried; a limit or extreme
went to great lengths to learn the truth
a piece or expanse of something
a length of pipe
lengths of hair
in cricket, the distance down the pitch that a bowled ball travels before bouncing
fully; comprehensively
for a long time
finally; at last