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lonesome
(lone|some)
Pronunciation:
/ˈləʊns(ə)m/
adjective
chiefly
North American
1
solitary or lonely:
she felt lonesome and out of things
2
remote and unfrequented:
a lonesome, unfriendly place
Phrases
by
(or
British
on
)
one's lonesome
informal
all alone:
I’ll be by my lonesome all night
Derivatives
lonesomely
adverb
lonesomeness
noun
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long
1
long
2
long ball
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long black
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long corner
long distance