noun
1 distance from one end to the other
ADJECTIVE
▪ entire , full , maximum , whole
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There is a maximum ~ of 2 500 words.
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A long veranda runs the whole ~ of the building.
▪ great
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a ditch of great ~ and width
▪ medium
▪ overall , total
▪ average
VERB + LENGTH
▪ estimate , measure
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He measured the ~ and width of the table.
▪ have
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The vehicle has an overall ~ of 12 feet.
▪ grow to , reach
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These fish can reach a ~ of over five feet.
▪ double in , increase in
▪ cut sth to
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Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to ~.
▪ drive , extend , run , swim , travel , walk , etc.
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The fence runs the ~ of the footpath.
PREPOSITION
▪ along the ~ of
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There were lights along the whole ~ of the street.
▪ in ~
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The pipe was six feet in ~.
PHRASES
▪ at arm's ~
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He has to hold newspapers at arm's ~ to focus on the print.
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She kept him at arm's ~ until he stopped smoking. ( figurative )
▪ double, twice, three times, half, etc. the ~ of sth
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The queen bee is twice the ~ of a worker bee.
2 amount of time that sth lasts
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , inordinate
▪ reasonable
VERB + LENGTH
▪ cut , reduce , shorten
▪ increase
LENGTH + VERB
▪ increase
▪ decrease
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
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He told me at ~ about his new job.
▪ in ~
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Each lesson was an hour in ~.
PHRASES
▪ ~ of time
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They complained about the inordinate ~ of time they had to wait.
3 length of a swimming pool
VERB + LENGTH
▪ do ( esp. BrE ), swim
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I did 20 ~s today.