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| artificial respiration |
the resumption or continuation of a person's breathing, as by forcing air into and out of the person's lungs. |
| continuance |
the act of continuing; continuation. [1/4 definitions] |
| dead end |
a point beyond which there is no hope of continuation; impasse. [1/2 definitions] |
| encore |
once more; again (as a call by an audience for a continuation of a performance). [2/3 definitions] |
| forward |
in continuation. [1/13 definitions] |
| over |
in continuation. [1/29 definitions] |
| perseveration |
the pathological continuation or repetition of an action, gesture, or expression, such as a word or phrase. [1/2 definitions] |
| persistence |
the continuation of an effect after the removal of its cause. [1/3 definitions] |
| proceeding |
an action, course of action, or continuation of an action. [1/4 definitions] |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tory |
during the American Revolution, an American who favored the continuation of colonial rule by the British or who favored the establishment of a monarchy. [1/4 definitions] |
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