nīḷu (p. 277) --நீள், கிறது, நீண்டது, நீளும், நீள, v. n. To lengthen, grow long; to be elongated; to grow or be tall as persons or trees; to reach out, stretch one's self out, நீண்டிருக்க. 2. To extend itself, தூரமாக. 3. To grow, increase, to be augmented, அதி கரிக்க. 4. To be protracted, delayed; to be tedious, தாமதப்பட. 5. To run, ஓட. கைநீள, inf. To give liberally. See கை. நீண்டகதை, s. A long or tedious story. நீண்டகை, s. Long arm. நீண்டசதுரம், s. A parallelogram. நிண்டதவணை, s. A long term. நீளக்க, inf. [vul. as an adv.] Along, to a great length. 284)