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| at length |
at last; finally. [1/2 definitions] |
| finally |
after a long time or a long wait; at last. [1/3 definitions] |
| flurry |
a light snowfall that lasts only a short time. [1/4 definitions] |
| hard goods |
manufactured products, such as appliances, machines, and automobiles, that last for many years; durable goods. |
| permanent |
a professional hairdo that lasts for several months. [1/3 definitions] |
| permanent wave |
artificial waves that are set into the hair by the application of special chemicals, and that last for usu. two or three months; permanent. |
| soft goods |
merchandise that lasts for a limited time, esp. textile products; dry goods. |
| tetanus |
a state of muscular contraction that lasts much longer than normal, occurring as a reaction to a rapid series of stimuli. [1/2 definitions] |
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