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MAINTAINS |
Retains |
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KEEPS |
Retains |
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RETAINER |
One who, or that which, retains. |
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RETENTIVE |
That which retains or confines; a restraint. |
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THAT |
As a conjunction, that retains much of
its force as a demonstrative pronoun. |
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MONOPLASTIC |
That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a
monoplastic element. |
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MEMORY |
The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge
of previous thoughts, impressions, or events. |
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KEEPER |
One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a
prison and the charge of prisoners. |
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REFORMADO |
An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his
command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay. |
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PERENNIAL |
A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more
than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not. |
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LIGAMENT |
A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which
supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament,
connecting the diaphragm and stomach. |
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ANCHOR |
...a cable
(rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the
earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular
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STEEL |
...eel, unlike wrought iron, can be
tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and
fusibility increases, with an increase in carb... |
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GUTTA-PERCHA |
...tamperature of boiling
water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and
ethers, but not in water. In many of its properti... |
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TZETZE |
..., in
Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the
languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in
w... |