the length and breadth of something
1(the) length and breadth of something — the length and breadth of something phrase in every part of a large area We’ve searched the length and breadth of the country for a suitable candidate. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywheresynonym Main entry: length …
2the length and breadth of something — in every part of a large area We ve searched the length and breadth of the country for a suitable candidate …
3length — [ leŋθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a measurement of how long something is in size: Cut the cloth to the required length. This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about three inches. The length of your swimming pool is not… …
4length */*/*/ — UK [leŋθ] / US noun Word forms length : singular length plural lengths 1) [countable/uncountable] a measurement of how long something is in size Cut the cloth to the required length. This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about… …
5length — W2S2 [leŋθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(books/films etc)¦ 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something 5 shoulder length/knee length etc 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) 7 at (some/great etc) length 8 the length and… …
6breadth — [bredθ, bretθ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: brede breadth (11 19 centuries) (from Old English brAdu, from brad; BROAD1) + th (as in length)] 1.) [U and C] the distance from one side of something to the other = ↑width →↑broad, depth ↑depth, length… …
7length — ► NOUN 1) the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of a body. 2) the amount of time occupied by something. 3) the quality of being long. 4) the full distance that a thing extends… …
8The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …
9breadth — [[t]bre̱tθ, AM bre̱dθ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides. The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces. Syn: width 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The breadth of something is its quality of… …
10length — [[t]le̱ŋθ[/t]] ♦♦ lengths 1) N VAR: oft with poss, oft amount in N, N of amount The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side. It is about a metre in length. ...the length of the fish...… …
