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Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..

Fork :: Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything..

Saltcellar :: Saltcellar (n.) Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table..

Waterpot :: Waterpot (n.) A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc..

Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.

Plateful :: Plateful (n.) Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well..

Bookshelf :: Bookshelf (n.) A shelf to hold books.

Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion..

Capacity :: Capacity (n.) The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling..

Warrandice :: Warrandice (n.) The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty..

Degenerationist :: Degenerationist (n.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state..

Pullback :: Pullback (n.) That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance..

Take :: Take (v. i.) To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take..

Workbag :: Workbag (n.) A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like..

Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..

Stand :: Stand (n.) To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine..

Papboat :: Papboat (n.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.

Tambour :: Tambour (n.) A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work..

Wiper :: Wiper (n.) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel..

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