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shorter because some parts have been removed
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to be long or deep enough to reach a particular lower point or level
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if something in a picture is foreshortened, it seems shorter or smaller than it is
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a full-length mirror or picture shows someone’s whole body including their feet
to be long enough to reach a particular lower point or level
to be long or tall enough to reach a particular higher point or level
a list that is as long as your arm is very long
from one end to the other
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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