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Meaning of "long-legged" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-LEGGED

long-legged  [ˈlɒŋˌlɛɡd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-LEGGED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Legged is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LONG-LEGGED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long-legged in the English dictionary

The definition of long-legged in the dictionary is having long legs. Other definition of long-legged is able to run fast.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LONG-LEGGED


bandy-legged
ˌbændɪˈlɛɡd
foolbegged
ˈfuːlˌbɛɡd
four-legged
ˈfɔːˌlɛɡd
one-legged
ˌwʌnˈlɛɡd
peglegged
ˈpɛɡˌlɛɡd
stridelegged
ˈstraɪdˌlɛɡd
unbegged
ʌnˈbɛɡd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-LEGGED

long-forgotten
long-grain rice
long-haired
long-haul
long-headed
long-headedly
long-headedness
long-horned beetle
long-hours culture
long-lasting
long-life
long-limbed
long-list
long-lived
long-livedness
long-lost
long-nosed
long-nosed skate
long-off
long-on

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-LEGGED

barelegged
begged
blacklegged
bootlegged
bow-legged
cross-legged
degged
doglegged
flagged
hugged
legged
logged
nutmegged
pegged
rugged
spindle-legged
tagged
three-legged
two-legged
unpegged

Synonyms and antonyms of long-legged in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long-legged» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-LEGGED

Find out the translation of long-legged to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-legged from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-legged» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de piernas largas
570 millions of speakers

English

long-legged
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबी टांगों वाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرجل طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

длинноногая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de pernas longas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ-পা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longues jambes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkaki panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

langbeinig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足の長い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 다리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-legged
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட கால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब पायांची जागा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun bacaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gambe lunghe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długonogie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довгонога
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu picioare lungi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακριά πόδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langbeen-
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långbent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langbeinte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-legged

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-LEGGED»

The term «long-legged» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.954 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-LEGGED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-legged

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QUOTES WITH «LONG-LEGGED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word long-legged.
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Alvin Ailey
I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-LEGGED»

Discover the use of long-legged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-legged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Long-Legged Fly
The first in James Sallis’ sequence of much lauded crime novels to feature Lew Griffin.'He's right up there, one of the best of the best.
James Sallis, 2012
2
Let's hear it for the long-legged women
Paul Du Feu. Let's Hear It for the Long-legged Women Let's Hear It for the Long- legged Women Paul du Feu.
Paul Du Feu, 1974
3
The Long-Legged House
First published in 1969 and out of print for more than twenty-five years, The Long-Legged House was Wendell Berry's first collection of essays, the inaugural work introducing many of the central issues that have occupied him over the course ...
Wendell Berry, 2012
4
Artie and the Long-Legged Woman
ARTIE. AND. THE. LONG-LEGGED. WOMAN. By. Jan. Christensen. Artie watched with horror as first one beautiful leg emerged from the white limousine and then a second equally gorgeous leg followed. He held his athletic bag tightly in his ...
Jan Christensen, 2011
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Daddy-Long-Legs: Revised Edition of Original Version
At the end of the book, the identity of 'Daddy-Long-Legs' is revealed as 'Master Jervie,' whom she had met and fallen in love with while she was still unaware that he was 'Daddy-Long-Legs.' (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Jean Webster, 2014
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A Reader's Guide to Dylan Thomas
Ballad of the Long-legged Bait (1941 ), pp. 166-y6 One afternoon at Cavanagh's on West 23rd Street, sitting at the bar, Dylan told me what this poem is about. A young man, he said, goes fishing for sexual experience — though this is not quite  ...
William York Tindall, 1962
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The Dachshund Handbook
... with cartilage changes that are in tum associated with intervertebral disk disease. Cross-breeding experiments done many years ago between Dachshunds and various long- legged breeds produced offspring with legs of medium length.
D. Caroline Coile, 2004
8
The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd ...
That civilisation may not sink Its great battle lost, Quiet the dog, tether the pony To a distant post. Our master Caesar is in the tent Where the maps are spread, His eyes fixed upon nothing, A hand under his head. Like a long-legged fly upon the  ...
William Butler Yeats, Richard J. Finneran, 1997
9
Wendell Berry: Life and Work
In 1969 I sent a friend in Kentucky, David Orr, a copy of the just- published book by Gary Snyder, Earth House Hold. Almost by return mail he sent me a book by a young writer Fd barely heard about, The Long-Legged House by Wendell Berry.
Jason Peters, 2010
10
Candlestick Charting For Dummies
Using long legged dojis as sell signals Just as a long legged doji that appears during a downtrend can be considered a buy signal or the end of the downtrend, a long legged doji that appears in an uptrend may be considered an uptrend ...
Russell Rhoads, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-LEGGED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-legged is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Indians can learn from a mom who wants sons to see her naked
Usually a young, thin, white, toned, large-breasted, long-legged, non-disabled body," she wrote. From what Templeton and Bates have written ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Here's the heron, as it happens Republican American
It's hot. It's humid. It's heron time. A ride to coastal marshes at this time of year offers good opportunities to see long-legged waders, but you ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
3
Boy or girl? Moose calf born at Northwest Trek | The Olympian The …
But it wasn't until they saw her with a wobbly, long-legged calf Saturday that their suspicions were confirmed. She gave birth late Friday or early ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»
4
India: A houseboat adventure in Kerala | Stuff.co.nz
... point-out sea eagles hunting fish, the flash of turquoise and cochineal of a passing kingfishers, flocks of white herons and long-legged brown ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Hayley's a marvel in new comic book series - Independent.ie
Here the basic setup is of such reality shows as The Bachelor, in which a rich young man chooses a mate from a gaggle of long-legged ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
The Voice: Delta Goodrem wins the award for best overacting
Delta ripped off her microphone and stormed off stage, a team of minions and production crew scrambling to keep up with the long-legged ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Auto Review: 2015 BMW 228 flashes cute smile, strong legs …
As you might expect, the little BMW's ride was a high-dollar German stride - firm and compliant in a long-legged way without feeling muscled up ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
8
X-Men: Apocalypse Release Date, News and Spoilers: Game of …
... black-stripe long sleeves and a uniquely designed skirt matching, while her black heels added height to this already long-legged young lad. «Crossmap, Jul 15»
9
Pet of the week
Trim and long-legged, she is fast and energetic, but she loves to be a lap dog, too. Chloe gets along well with other dogs and rarely barks. «The Tracy Press, Jul 15»
10
Psy's Roll Royce collides with bus in China
The video mocks the consumerism of South Korean upper classes and features sunglass-wearing Psy dancing in a company of long-legged ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Long-Legged [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/long-legged>. Apr 2024 ».
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