lasting

n. strong durable fabric; persistence, durability (Archaic)

adj. continuing, enduring, remaining for a long time, durable

v. continue; suffice, be enough; remain alive, survive; endure; persist

Adjective
1. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
(synonym) permanent
(similar) abiding, enduring, imperishable
(see-also) ineradicable
(attribute) permanence, permanency
2. existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
(synonym) durable, long-lasting, long-lived
(similar) long
3. retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
(synonym) persistent
(classification) biology, biological science
4. lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
(similar) stable
5. lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
(synonym) everlasting, eternal, eonian, aeonian
(similar) immortal

Noun
1. the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
(synonym) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close
(hypernym) end, ending
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
(hypernym) rank
3. a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
(hypernym) activity
4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
(synonym) death
(hypernym) end, ending
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
(hypernym) weight unit, weight
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
(hypernym) volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
(synonym) end, final stage
(hypernym) ending, conclusion, finish
(hyponym) endgame, end game
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
(synonym) shoemaker's last, cobbler's last
(hypernym) holding device
Verb
1. persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
(synonym) endure
(hypernym) measure
(hyponym) run, run for
2. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
(synonym) survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
(hyponym) stand up, hold up, hold water
(entail) be, live
(verb-group) be, live
Adjective
1. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
(synonym) last(a)
(similar) past
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
(antonym) intermediate
(similar) antepenultimate
3. occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
(synonym) concluding, final, terminal
(similar) closing
4. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
(synonym) final, net
(similar) ultimate
5. most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
(similar) unlikely
6. occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
(similar) dying(a)
7. not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
(synonym) final
(similar) unalterable, inalterable
8. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
(synonym) last-place, lowest
(similar) worst
9. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
(synonym) utmost
(similar) high
10. in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"
(synonym) latest, newest, up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-it
(similar) fashionable, stylish
Adverb
1. more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"
(synonym) most recently
2. the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
(synonym) lastly, in conclusion, finally

n. lasting, durable fabric; persistence, durability

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Last
  

(n.)
The act or process of shaping on a last.
  

(n.)
Continuance; endurance.
  

(n.)
A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.
  

(adv.)
In a lasting manner.
  

(a.)
Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.
  

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