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| band saw |
a power saw consisting of an endless metal belt, with teeth along one edge, that runs between two pulleys. |
| blue streak |
something fast and seemingly endless, as some talk. [1/2 definitions] |
| bottomless |
without apparent limit; fathomless; endless. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornucopia |
a mythological goat's horn containing an endless supply of food, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity; horn of plenty. [1/3 definitions] |
| dateless |
endless. [1/3 definitions] |
| eternity |
the endless time following death. [2/3 definitions] |
| everlasting |
enduring forever; eternal; endless. [1/7 definitions] |
| fractal |
in mathematics and physics, a very irregular line or surface that is formed of an endless number of irregular sections so that its dimensions or other physical properties are always only approximations based on the system of measuring that is used. |
| half-track |
a motor vehicle, esp. an armored military one, with an endless-chain track on the rear drive wheels, or the track itself. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. [1/2 definitions] |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| labor |
to treat in endless or exhaustive detail. [1/9 definitions] |
| limited |
contained within limits; not endless or infinite; restricted. [1/2 definitions] |
| samsara |
in Hinduism, the endless cycle of every soul's birth, death, and rebirth. |
| squirrel cage |
(informal) any situation that seems to entail endless, purposeless effort. [1/2 definitions] |
| timeless |
not having a beginning or end; endless; eternal. [1/2 definitions] |
| unending |
never ending, or seeming endless. |
| unfailing |
not likely to be exhausted or used up; endless. [1/3 definitions] |
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