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

n. the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

n. a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"

time

n. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

time

n. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"

time

n. a suitable moment; "it is time to go"

time

n. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"

long, long sterling

n. a long bill of exchange drawn in London

time, clock time

n. the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"

time, fourth dimension

n. the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

time, meter, metre

n. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

time

v. regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"

time

v. assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

time

v. set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

time, clock

v. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

long, yearn, hanker

v. desire strongly or persistently

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

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"

long

adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables

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"

date

n. the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"

period

n. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

while

n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

stretch, stint

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

while

n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

leisure, leisure time

n. time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"

span

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

chance, probability

n. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

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"

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"

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'"

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"

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"

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