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Lingering :: Lingering (a.) Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease..

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..

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

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..

Tract :: Tract (v.) Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.

Refresher :: Refresher (n.) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted..

Protract :: Protract (n.) Tedious continuance or delay.

Howl :: Howl (n.) The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound..

Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..

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

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

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A plot on paper.

Protracted :: Protracted (a.) Prolonged; continued.

Prolix :: Prolix (a.) Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.

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

Continued :: Continued (p. p. & a.) Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract..

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

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..

Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To protract; to prolong; to extend.

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