longways
/'lɔɳweiz/ Cách viết khác : (longwise) /'lɔɳwaiz/
Definition
Adverb:
- In the direction of the length; lengthwise: Describes an orientation or action that follows the longest dimension of an object or space.
Noun:
- A type of country dance performed with couples arranged in two long lines facing each other: Refers specifically to a formation in traditional folk dancing.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- He cut the fabric longways to create the strips. (He cut it following the length of the fabric.)
- Fold the paper longways before making the next cut. (Fold it along its length.)
Noun:
- The dance instructor taught them a traditional longways. (The instructor taught a dance with two facing lines.)
- For the next song, we'll form a longways. (We will arrange ourselves in two long lines for the dance.)
Advanced Usage
- "longways set": The specific formation of dancers in two parallel lines for country or folk dancing.
- The Virginia Reel is danced in a longways set.
Variants and Related Words
- Longwise (adverb): A less common variant meaning the same as the adverbial form of "longways."
- Lengthwise (adverb): A more common synonym for the adverbial meaning.
- Longways for as many as will: A phrase describing a dance formation that can accommodate any number of couples.
Synonyms
- Adverb: Lengthwise, longitudinally, endwise.
- Noun: Longways dance, line dance (in a specific folk context), contra dance formation.
Related Phrases
- To dance longways: To participate in a dance performed in the longways formation.
- At the festival, everyone learned to dance longways.
Adverb
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in the direction of the length
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He cut the paper lengthwise
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Noun
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country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
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