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NONSTOP
nonstop, day-and-night, around-the-clock, round-the-clock
(adjective) at all times; “around-the-clock nursing care”
nonstop
(adjective) (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops; “a nonstop flight to Atlanta”
nonstop
(adverb) without stopping; “we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonstop (not comparable)
Without stopping; without interruption or break.
(genetics) Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand.
Coordinate terms: missense, nonsense
Adverb
nonstop (not comparable)
Without stopping; without interruption or break
Synonyms
• ceaselessly, endlessly, incessantly; see also continuously
Noun
nonstop (plural nonstops)
(travel) A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.
A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day.
(linguistics) A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant.
Anagrams
• pontons
Source: Wiktionary
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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