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n. - A tract of level wasteland; A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

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  • The vet says the puppy will recover but he cannot guarantee her long term heath which is of great concern to me.
  • Memorial Hospital's long-term heath care division.
  • What we call heath insurance is actually prepaid health care.
  • The searching of short term heath insurance is plainer than most people think.
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  • My home in the "heath" (an open area with poor soil) has a huge "hearth" (the floor of a fireplace that extends into a room).
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