Associations to the word «Lengthwise»

Wiktionary

LENGTHWISE, adjective. In the long direction of an oblong object.
LENGTHWISE, adverb. In the long direction of an oblong object.

Dictionary definition

LENGTHWISE, adverb. In the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise".
LENGTHWISE, adjective. Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats