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| blood poisoning |
the presence and persistence in the blood of impurities or toxins; septicemia; toxemia. |
| hammer |
to work away at something with effort or persistence, as if by repeated pounding. [1/14 definitions] |
| high-pressure |
attempting to persuade, as to a purchase, by intimidation and persistence. [3/4 definitions] |
| infantilism |
an abnormal condition of an adult marked by the persistence of immature mental and physical development and behavior, including lack of sexual maturation. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep at |
continue one's persistence with (some activity). |
| low-pressure |
lacking or not requiring persistence, energy, or vigor. [1/3 definitions] |
| patience |
steady perseverance; persistence. [1/3 definitions] |
| stick-to-itiveness |
(informal) unremitting perseverance or persistence. |
| wrest |
to extract by effort and persistence. [1/3 definitions] |
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