ADJ
- entire, full, maximum, whole
- There is a maximum length of 2,500 words. The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street
- great
- a ditch of great length and width
- medium
- overall, total
VERB + LENGTH
- estimate, measure
- He measured the length and width of the table
- have
- The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet
- grow to, reach
- These fish can reach a length of over two metres
- double in, increase in
- cut sth to
- Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length
- drive, run, swim, travel, walk, etc.
- The fence runs the length of the footpath
PREP
- along the ~ of
- There were coloured lights along the whole length of the street
- in ~
- The pipe was two metres in length
PHRASES
- at arm's length
- He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print
- double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of sth
- The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee
ADJ
- considerable, great, inordinate
- reasonable
VERB + LENGTH
- cut, reduce, shorten
- increase
PREP
- at ~
- He told me at length about his new job
- in ~
- Each lesson was an hour in length
PHRASES
- length of time
- They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait
VERB + LENGTH
- do, swim
- I did 20 lengths today