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long

n. an integer variable. In C, it has the value of four bytes and can be signed (-2G to +2G) or unsigned (4G)

long, long sterling

n. a long bill of exchange drawn in London

hanker, long, yearn

v. desire strongly or persistently

long

adv. for an extended distance

long, long since

adv. "This name has long since been forgotten"

long

adj. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

long

adj. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

long

adj. involving substantial risk; "long odds"

long

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted

adj. planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

yearn

v. have affection for; feel tenderness for

crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust

v. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

mourn

v. feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"

lament, keen

v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

choose

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

prefer

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

slow

adj. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"

prudent

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

judicious, wise, heady

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound

adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

prescient

adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere

wise

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

heavy, strong, accented

adj. used of syllables

emphatic, emphasized, emphasised

adj. spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"

masculine

adj. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

generous

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

full, good

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

wide, wide-cut, full

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

careful, thrifty

adj. mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

forethoughtful

adj. thoughtful of the future; "careful forethoughtful planning"

short

n. an integer variable. In C, it has the value of two bytes and can be signed (-32K to +32K) or unsigned (64K)

short

adj. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

mini

adj. used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts"

short

adj. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"

brief

adj. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"

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