| length | |
| 1. n. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. | |
| 2. n. Duration. | |
| 3. n. (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race. | |
| 4. n. (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment. | |
| 5. n. (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman. | |
| 6. n. (figuratively) Total extent. | |
| the length of a book | |
| 7. n. Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something. | |
| a length of rope | |
| 8. v. (obsolete) To lengthen. | |
