continual
— Adjective
– English
~ recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
continual
— Adjective
– English
~ having no interruptions; "`continual' is often used interchangeably with `continuous'"
continually
— Adverb
– English
~ seemingly without interruption; "complained continually that there wasn't enough money"
continuance
— Noun
– English
~ the act of continuing an activity without interruption
continuance
— Noun
– English
~ the property of enduring or continuing in time
continuance
— Noun
– English
~ the period of time during which something continues
continuant
— Adjective
– English
~ of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
continuant
— Noun
– English
~ consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
continuant consonant
— Noun
– English
~ consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
continuation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of continuing an activity without interruption
continuation
— Noun
– English
~ a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
continuation
— Noun
– English
~ a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
continuation
— Noun
– English
~ the consequence of being lengthened in duration
continuative
— Noun
– English
~ an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continue
— Verb
– English
~ continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
continue
— Verb
– English
~ do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
continue
— Verb
– English
~ continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
continue
— Verb
– English
~ move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
continue
— Verb
– English
~ allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
continue
— Verb
– English
~ keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"