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Tarantism :: Tarantism (n.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music..

Protractor :: Protractor (n.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.

Protracted :: Protracted (imp. & p. p.) of Protrac.

Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.

Protractile :: Protractile (a.) Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile..

Continue :: Continue (v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.

Elongation :: Elongation (n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension..

Demicircle :: Demicircle (n.) An instrument for measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It resembles a protractor, but has an alidade, sights, and a compass..

Protrusile :: Protrusile (a.) Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile; protrusive.

Long :: Long (superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide..

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..

Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..

Yowl :: Yowl (n.) A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl..

Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness..

Linger :: Linger (v. t.) To protract; to draw out.

Rhynchobdellea :: Rhynchobdellea (n. pl.) A suborder of leeches including those that have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine is the type..

Malingerer :: Malingerer (n.) In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war..

Tickle :: Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted..

Protractor :: Protractor (n.) An adjustable pattern used by tailors.

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