Definition: having notably more length than width; being long and slender
Usage: an elongate tail tapering to a point; the old man's gaunt and elongated frame
Similar words: long
Definition: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
Usage: a long road; a long distance; contained many long words; ten miles long
Synonyms: elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
Definition: drawn out or made longer spatially
Usage: Picasso's elongated Don Quixote; lengthened skirts are fashionable this year; the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes; a prolonged black line across the page
Similar words: long
Definition: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
Usage: a long road; a long distance; contained many long words; ten miles long