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lengthwise
CIDE DICTIONARY
lengthwise, adv.
In the direction of the length; running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; in a longitudinal direction. Contrasted with crosswise . [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
lengthwise
along, at full length, at length, endlong, endways, endwise, evenly, flat, flatly, flatways, flatwise, flush, horizontally, in length, lengthways, level, longitudinally, longways, longwise, on a levelROGET THESAURUS
lengthwise
Length
N length, longitude, span, mileage, distance, line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius, lengthening, prolongation, production, protraction, tension, tensure, extension, line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league, chain, link, arpent, handbreadth, jornada, kos, vara, astronomical unit, AU, light- year, parsec, nanometer, nm, micron, micrometer, millimicron, millimeter, mm, centimeter, cm, meter, kilometer, km, pedometer, perambulator, scale, long, longsome, lengthy, wiredrawn, outstretched, lengthened, sesquipedalian, interminable, no end of, macrocolous, linear, lineal, longitudinal, oblong, as long as my arm, as long as today and tomorrow, unshortened &c (shorten), lengthwise, at length, longitudinally, endlong, along, tandem, in a line, in perspective, from end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe, fore and aft.For further exploring for "lengthwise" in Webster Dictionary Online