| Dur | ‖a. [ G., fr. L. durus hard, firm, vigorous. ] (Mus.) Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Dura | ‖n. Short form for Dura mater. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Durability | n. [ L. durabilitas. ] The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness. [ 1913 Webster ] A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Durable | a. [ L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable. See Dure. ] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness. [ 1913 Webster ] Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. Prov. viii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ] An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. De Quincey. Syn. -- Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing; constant; persistent. See Lasting. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Durableness | n. Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability. [ 1913 Webster ] The durableness of the metal that supports it. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Durably | adv. In a lasting manner; with long continuance. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Dural | a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Duralumin | prop. n. [ a trademark. ] an aluminum-based alloy which is both light and strong, containing 4 per cent of copper and 0.5 per cent of magnesium and smaller amounts of iron, manganese, and silicon. It hardens with aging at room temperature. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] | | Dura mater | ‖ [ L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body. ] (Anat.) The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Duramen | ‖n. [ L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure. ] (Bot.) The heartwood of an exogenous tree. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| durable | (adj) existing for a long time, Syn. lasting, long-lived, long-lasting, Example: hopes for a durable peace; a long-lasting friendship | | durable | (adj) capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay, Syn. long-wearing, Example: durable denim jeans | | durable | (adj) very long lasting, Syn. indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable, Example: less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys; the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent | | durables | (n) consumer goods that are not destroyed by use, Syn. durable goods, consumer durables | | dural | (adj) of or relating to the dura mater | | duralumin | (n) an aluminum-based alloy | | dura mater | (n) the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges, Syn. dura | | durance | (n) imprisonment (especially for a long time) | | durango | (n) a city in north central Mexico; mining center, Syn. Victoria de Durango | | durant | (n) United States historian (1885-1981), Syn. William James Durant, Will Durant |
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