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v. extend; make or become longer


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n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation


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n. hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head


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a. relating to marriage; relating to husband


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n. wonder; strong surprise; astonishment


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n. state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment


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n. faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events


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n. chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life


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a. excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details


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n. visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision


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