Drawn out or made longer spatially; SYN. extended, lengthened, prolonged.
1. Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
2. Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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3. Of relatively great height
4. Involving substantial risk
5. Having or being more than normal or necessary
6. (Prosody) Used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration.
7. (Phonetics) Of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in 'bate', 'beat', 'bite', 'boat', 'boot').
8. (Of memory) Having greater than average range; SYN. tenacious.
9. (Finance) Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
ETYM Latin prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. Related to Pro-, and Tolerate.
Having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation.
Extended; especially; elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles.
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; SYN. watermelon-shaped.
ETYM Latin recumbens, -entis, p. pr. of recumbere. Related to Recumb, Incumbent.
Leaning; reclining; lying; Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.
Reclining; lying comfortably; lying at ease.
1. Extended or spread over a wide area or distance.
2. (Of muscles) Relieved of stiffness by stretching.
3. (Of the body) Extended to full length; SYN. stretched out.
ETYM Latin supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Related to Sub-, Super-.
Lying face upward; SYN. resupine.
Lying flat on back; sluggish; lazy.
1. Crochet de boucherie.
2. Longueur des bras d'un boxeur.
Paper attached to commercial bill requiring signatures
Commerce, slip of paper attached to bill of exchange for additional endorsements.