Lengthwise

Word LENGTHWISE
Character 10
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Definitions and meanings of "Lengthwise"

What do we mean by lengthwise?

Of, along, or in reference to the direction of the length; longitudinally. adverb & adjective

In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.

In the long direction of an oblong object. adjective

In the long direction of an oblong object. adverb

In the direction of the length adverb

Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing adjective

In the long direction of an oblong object.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lengthwise

The word "lengthwise" in example sentences

He slid the knife in lengthwise beneath the skin and then ran a straight incision down the spine all the way to the tail, four feet distant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The baby started frantically shaking his head back and forth – the only part of his body free to move – as the doctor used another clamp to crush the foreskin lengthwise, where he then cut. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cut each beet in lengthwise quarters, and each quarter into 3 wedges. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

Cut off the stalks and leaves of the fennel, and cut the bulb in lengthwise quarters. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

Cut across the length, and then again lengthwise. so you have strips about 2-3 inches long. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2009)

She laid the bloody sword lengthwise in the basin, shaking her head. ❋ Sugu Althomsons (2010)

In December of the next year (1854) I traversed the Rama plain lengthwise, that is to say, from Tiberias to the plain of Acre. ❋ James Finn (N/A)

I laid the sword lengthwise in his hands, and then pointed at the inscription. ❋ Richard Harding Davis (1890)

Then help the thick part lengthwise, that is, in the direction of the lines from a to b; and the thin part breadthwise, that is, in the direction of the lines from ❋ Isabella Mary (1861)

He said that "lengthwise" means "pole-to-pole" -- think about the way it grows, with the root end down and bud end up, and that's the length. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are ten stages of thought, and there are two parts, "lengthwise" and "crosswise" or exoteric and esoteric. ❋ William Elliot Griffis (1885)

The scarf was knit lengthwise which is not my favorite way to knit a scarf but it sure did seem to make this scarf a quick knit which I am sure was a figment of my imagination but it is what it is. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chop white onion lengthwise for long smiling onion strips ❋ Unknown (2009)

Let me add take a new dollar bill, fold lengthwise and slip it under the barrel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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