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long
Adjective
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If something is long, it takes a lot of time.
At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie.
That was a long time ago, when I was a child.
How long is it until we have our trip?
He was often quiet for long periods of time.
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If something is long, it has a large distance from end to end.
It belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair.
The paper was about 20 cm long and 12 cm wide.
You can hear it across long distances.
She wore a long gray skirt with a black jacket.
long
Adverb
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If something takes long, it takes a lot of time.
We had dinner together not so long ago.
I do not know how long I was standing there.
She left home long before I did.
I could not go on any longer.
Those days are so long gone.
This change is long overdue.
long
Verb
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If you long for something, you wish for or really want it.
Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.
tight
Adjective
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If mathx/math is tight, it fits closely and strongly to mathy/math.
The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue.
The police kept tight control during the speech.
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If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible.
A tight rope is in a straight line.
tight
Adverb
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if you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily.
He closed the door tight behind them.
Hold on tight and I'll pull you up.
fitting
Adjective
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Appropriate.
It's fitting that they marry in Spain because that's where they met.
fitting
Noun
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The act of trying on clothes to see how they fit and maybe make adjusments.
coat
Noun
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An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.
The woman wore a fur coat.
It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.
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A covering of material, such as paint.
He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.
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The fur or feathers of an animal.
The bear's coat was thick for the winter.
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Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).
coat
Verb
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To cover with a coat (2) of some material
A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
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To cover as a coat (2).
Thick paint coated the wall.