Nouns (3)
sterling
n. British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
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
n. a long bill of exchange drawn in London
Verbs (9)
long, yearn, hanker
v. desire strongly or persistently
yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn
v. have a yen for
Adverbs (6)
long
adv. for a certain time or period; "How long will you be away?"
long, long since
adv. "This name has long since been forgotten"
forever, long, a very long time
adv. "She took forever to write the paper"
Adjectives (10)
long
adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables
superlative, sterling, greatest
adj. highest in quality
excess, long
adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"
long, lengthy
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, lengthy
adj. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
Fuzzynyms (33)
yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn
v. have a yen for
long, yearn, hanker
v. desire strongly or persistently
lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve
v. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
mourn, feel sadness
v. feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
lament, keen, express grief
v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
desire, want
v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
choose, see proper, see fit
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, like better
v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
virtuoso, consummate, masterful, masterly
adj. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"
utmost, uttermost
adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
slow
adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
Synonyms (49)
yearn over
v. have affection for
heavy, strong, accented
adj. used of syllables
emphatic, emphasized
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'"
ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops
adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
banner, outstanding
adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"
blue ribbon, select, blue-ribbon
adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"
boss, brag
adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
champion
adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
choice, fine, prize, quality, prime, select
adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
fine, excellent
adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
gilt-edged
adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"
good
adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"
pukka, pucka
adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"
shining
adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
supreme, superb
adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
topping, top-flight, top-hole
adj. excellent; best possible
transcendent, surpassing
adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
well-made
adj. skillfully constructed
generous
adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"
good, full
adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
wide, wide-cut
adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
Antonyms (7)
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"
brief, mini
adj. (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
short
adj. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
brief, little
adj. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
long sterling
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