| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
everlasting (ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | never coming to an end; eternal |
| 2. | lasting for an indefinitely long period |
| 3. | lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant: I cannot bear her everlasting complaints |
| —n | |
| 4. | endless duration; eternity |
| 5. | another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot Also called: everlasting flower |
| ever'lastingly | |
| —adv | |
| ever'lastingness | |
| —n | |
eternal, applied to God (Gen. 21:33; Deut. 33:27; Ps. 41:13; 90:2). We also read of the "everlasting hills" (Gen. 49:26); an "everlasting priesthood" (Ex. 40:15; Num. 25:13). (See ETERNAL.)