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lengthwise

adjective adverb

Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

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Word length
10
Starts with
L
Ends with
E
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
17

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adjective

  1. Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

    “The lengthwise dimension”

adverb

  1. In the direction of the length

    “He cut the paper lengthwise”

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The lengthwise dimension
He cut the paper lengthwise

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