long-john
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of Long John (tree).
noun
Of or relating to long johns (the undergarment).
Example Sentences
- "Accordingly, yet further back, but still on the spit, a few Long-Johns (Triplaris surinamensis) rise singly; for these, less enduring than the true forest trees, but more so than the trumpet-woods, grow on the soil deposited by the latter, and in their turn prepare the soil for more noble products."
- "Now and then a Long-John, Triplaris surinamensis, in full bloom adds variety to the picture, but, strange to say, the monotony of the river scenery makes its richness all the more impressive. The blossom of the Long-John is not particularly pretty when closely examined, but a tall tree completely covered with these long whitish spikes, which gradually turn pink, has a decidedly pleasing effect."
- "However, among the indigenous plants about the city may be found the great Silk-Cotton Tree, Bombax pentandrum, from the large fruit capsules of which is obtained the kapok of commerce; the Sand-Box Tree, Hura crepitans, also a large tree; the Hog Plum, Spondias lutea; and the Long-John, Triplaris surinamensis."
- "Bloody to the elbows from gutting it, sweat pouring down his joy-reddened face, stripped down to his long-john top despite the twenty-degree cold, he had dragged the deer down from the top of Widdershins where he’d shot it three hours earlier."
- "You open your first aid belt, take out a seam ripper, and expertly open the seam of the left pant leg to the knee. Then you open the seam of the left long-john leg to the knee."
- "While lying down, she wriggled into wool long-john top and bottoms."