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Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.

Retain :: Retain (v. i.) To keep; to continue; to remain.

Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..

Safe :: Safe (n.) A place for keeping things in safety.

Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.

Corkage :: Corkage (n.) The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Matron :: Matron (n.) A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital..

Deforciant :: Deforciant (n.) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.

Deforcement :: Deforcement (n.) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right..

Deadlight :: Deadlight (n.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm..

Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..

Score :: Score (v. t.) Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally..

Wardian :: Wardian (a.) Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman..

Clout :: Clout (n.) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

Custody :: Custody (n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security..

Remembrance :: Remembrance (n.) That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.

Shun :: Shun (v. t.) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice..

Warder :: Warder (n.) One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.

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