Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Showing or fitted to the entire length, especially of the human body.
- adjective Of a normal or standard length.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Embracing the whole; extending the whole length: as, a full-length portrait.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective accommodating the full height of the human figure.
- adjective representing the full height of the human figure.
- adjective unabridged. Opposite of
abridged .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
shortened ;complete anduncut - adjective of clothing
Covering the full height of the body - adjective art (of a painting or sculpture)
Representing the full height of the body - adjective At full stretch, requiring the whole body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective representing or accommodating the entire length
- adjective complete
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Examples
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The 10 tracks on Delay Trees' recent self-titled full-length are models of concision, each stuffing a Sigur Ros epic's worth of buildup into four or so minutes at a time.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In public he often wore a full-length white mink coat draped over European suits, and at home he liked to relax in satin slippers and a flowing robe decorated with sequins and an Elizabethan collar.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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As for all the "designer" obsession, let me just report that my cat Dinah chose to wear full-length tortoiseshell to her Top Of The Bookshelf Inaugural Ball.
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Holly stared at herself in the full-length mirror in the condo she rented in Nashville.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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As for all the "designer" obsession, let me just report that my cat Dinah chose to wear full-length tortoiseshell to her Top Of The Bookshelf Inaugural Ball.
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Standing naked in front of my full-length mirror, I like…no, love, what I see: full, luscious lips; perky, C-cup tits; small, tight waist; firm, plump ass; and smooth, shapely legs.
Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011
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OK, fine: the Pope despite the full-length resplendent robes and the tiara-on-testosterone headdress will never be a queen.
John Shore: Come Out Of The Woods, Christian Soldiers: World War Gay Has Ended John Shore 2011
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The output of brilliant miniatures – Jack the Bear, Ko-Ko, A Portrait of Bert Williams, Prelude to a Kiss, Concerto for Cootie – continued as he entered the 1940s with perhaps the greatest line-up he ever assembled, and in 1941 his first full-length Broadway show, Jump for Joy, introduced Just Squeeze Me and I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good.
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OK, fine: the Pope despite the full-length resplendent robes and the tiara-on-testosterone headdress will never be a queen.
John Shore: Come Out Of The Woods, Christian Soldiers: World War Gay Has Ended John Shore 2011
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I give myself the once-over in my full-length mirror, admiring myself.
Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011
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