short+continuance
1Short-lived — a. Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short lived race of beings; short lived pleasure; short lived passion. [1913 Webster] …
2continuance — con·tin·u·ance /kən ti nyə wəns/ n: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. continuance …
3Business Continuance Volume — In disk arrays, a Business Continuance Volume, or BCV, is EMC Corporation s term for an independently addressable copy of data volume, that uses advanced mirroring technique for business continuity purposes. [… …
4long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past — Cf. 1863 R. FITZROY Weather Book 15 The longer the time between the signs and the change foretold by them, the longer such altered weather will last; and, on the contrary, the less the time between a warning and a change, the shorter will be the… …
5Swift — (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter} (sw[i^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[=i]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.] 1. Moving a great distance… …
6Swifter — Swift Swift (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter} (sw[i^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[=i]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.] 1. Moving a… …
7Swiftest — Swift Swift (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter} (sw[i^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[=i]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.] 1. Moving a… …
8William Munroe (American soldier) — William Munroe at advanced age. Litograph by John Henry Bufford date unknown.[1] Colonel William Munroe (October 28, 1742 – October 30, 1827) [1] was a so …
9a better country — life after death The belief or hope of those who profess certain religions. Also as a better state (which here is not synonymous with country) or a better world: ... strive to take it with faith and patience, looking to a better country …
10evanescence — n. 1. Evanishing, vanishing, evanishment, disappearance, being dissipated, gradual disappearance. 2. Transitoriness, transientness, speedy passage, short continuance, fleeting nature …
