8.2.2 Long

Use this domain for words related to being long. In many languages there is more than one system of measuring length. These systems may be used for different purposes or in different jobs. For instance measuring the length of an object may use different words than measuring the distance a person travels.

Louw Nida Codes:

81C Long, Short, Far

81F Specific Measures of Length

What words describe something that is long?

long, lengthy, extensive,

What words describe a long distance?

long, huge, vast,

What words refer to something that is long?

a length of,

What words refer to something becoming long?

get longer, lengthen, stretch,

What words refer to making something long?

make something longer, lengthen, extend, stretch,

What words describe something that has been made long?

lengthened, elongated, extended, stretched, outstretched,

What words refer to being longer than another thing?

longer, longest,

What words refer to how long something is?

length, distance, how long, span,

What words indicate how long something is?

is, measure (v), long, in length, how long, be (two inches) (too) long,

What words refer to measuring how long something is?

measure, pace off, step off,

What words refer to a unit of length?

inch, foot, yard, mile, light year, millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer, day's journey,

What instruments are used to measure the length of something?

caliper, chain, line, micrometer, rod, rule, ruler, tape measure, measuring tape, tapeline, yardstick,

What words describe a system of lengths?

metric,

8.2.2.1 Short, not long

Use this domain for words related to being short in length.

Louw Nida Codes:

81C Long, Short, Far

What words describe something that is short?

short, compact, dumpy, dwarfed, pug, runty, shrimpy, skimpy, stubby, stumpy,

What words refer to something becoming short?

get shorter, shrink, contract,

What words refer to making something short?

shorten, make something shorter, cut down, condense

What words describe something that has been made short?

shortened, abbreviated, abridged, compressed, condensed, contracted, shriveled, shrunk, shrunken,

What words refer to being shorter than another thing?

shorter, shortest,

What words refer to how short something is?

shortness,

What words indicate how short something is?

how short, be (two inches) (too) short,

8.2.2.2 Tall

Use this domain for words related to being tall--a word describing something that is big from the top to the bottom.

Louw Nida Codes:

23K Grow, Growth

81B High, Low, Deep

What words describe something that is tall?

tall, high,

What words describe something that is very tall?

soaring, towering,

What words describe a tall person?

tall, lanky, gangling, leggy, hulking, gangly, strapping,

What words refer to a tall person?

giant,

What words refer to becoming tall?

get taller, grow, sprout, shoot up, put on height

What words refer to making something tall?

raise, heighten,

What words describe something that has been made tall?

raised, heightened,

What words refer to being taller than another thing?

taller, tallest, tower over, tower above, dwarf (v), dominate,

What words refer to how tall something is?

height, stature,

What words indicate how tall something is?

how tall, be (six feet) tall, be (ten meters) high, be (six feet) in height,

8.2.2.3 Short, not tall

Use this domain for words related to being short in height.

Louw Nida Codes:

81C Long, Short, Far

What words describe something that is short?

short, dumpy, dwarfed, low, runty, shrimpy, squat, squatty, stumpy, low,

What words describe someone who is short?

short, not very tall, small, little, petite, squat,

What words describe someone who is very short?

tiny, diminutive, puny,

What words refer to a short person?

midget, squirt, dwarf, runt, shrimp,

What words refer to becoming short?

shrink,

What words refer to making something shorter?

shorten, shrink something,

What words describe something that has been made short?

shortened, shrunken,

What words refer to how short something is?

shortness, how short,

What words indicate how short something is?

be (two inches) (too) short,