oblong
Meanings
Plural: oblongs
Noun
- a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
- Something with an oblong shape.
- A rectangle with length and width that are different.
- An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.
Adjective Satellite
- (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
- deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
Adj
- Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
- Roughly rectangular or elliptical.
- Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.
Verb
- To extend so as to form an oblong shape.
- To give an oblong shape to.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.
Scrabble Score: 9
oblong is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoblong is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oblong is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
oblong is a valid Words With Friends word