Definition: a cell in a jail or prison
Similar words: cell, jail cell, prison cell
Definition: a room where a prisoner is kept
Synonyms: keep, donjon, dungeon
Definition: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Similar words: stronghold, fastness
Definition: a strongly fortified defensive structure
Synonyms: bread and butter, livelihood, living, keep, support, sustenance
Definition: the financial means whereby one lives
Usage: each child was expected to pay for their keep; he applied to the state for support; he could no longer earn his own livelihood
Similar words: resource
Definition: available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
Definition: prevent (food) from rotting
Usage: preserved meats; keep potatoes fresh
Similar words: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Definition: maintain by writing regular records
Usage: keep a diary; maintain a record; keep notes
Synonyms: sustain, maintain, keep
Definition: supply with necessities and support
Usage: She alone sustained her family; The money will sustain our good cause; There's little to earn and many to keep
Similar words: hold, have, have got
Definition: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Usage: She has $1,000 in the bank; He has got two beautiful daughters; She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonyms: keep
Definition: hold and prevent from leaving
Usage: The student was kept after school
Definition: retain possession of
Usage: Can I keep my old stuffed animals?; She kept her maiden name after she married
Similar words: hold, have, have got
Definition: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Usage: She has $1,000 in the bank; He has got two beautiful daughters; She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonyms: keep
Definition: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
Usage: He keeps the shop when I am gone
Similar words: hold, have, have got
Definition: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Usage: She has $1,000 in the bank; He has got two beautiful daughters; She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Definition: maintain for use and service
Usage: I keep a car in the countryside; She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Similar words: hold, have, have got
Definition: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Usage: She has $1,000 in the bank; He has got two beautiful daughters; She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonyms: keep
Definition: have as a supply
Usage: I always keep batteries in the freezer; keep food for a week in the pantry; She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator
Similar words: hold, have, have got
Definition: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Usage: She has $1,000 in the bank; He has got two beautiful daughters; She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonyms: keep
Definition: store or keep customarily
Usage: Where do you keep your gardening tools?
Similar words: store
Definition: find a place for and put away for storage
Usage: where should we stow the vegetables?; I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some
Synonyms: hold open, keep, keep open, save
Definition: retain rights to
Usage: keep my job for me while I give birth; keep my seat, please; keep open the possibility of a merger
Similar words: book, reserve, hold
Definition: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Usage: reserve me a seat on a flight; The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family; please hold a table at Maxim's
Synonyms: continue, retain, keep, keep on
Definition: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Usage: We cannot continue several servants any longer; She retains a lawyer; The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff; Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on; We kept the work going as long as we could; She retained her composure; this garment retains its shape even after many washings
Similar words: prolong, keep up, sustain
Definition: lengthen or extend in duration or space
Usage: We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible; prolong the treatment of the patient; keep up the good work
Synonyms: keep, keep back, restrain, hold back
Definition: keep under control; keep in check
Usage: suppress a smile; Keep your temper; keep your cool
Similar words: inhibit, suppress, bottle up
Definition: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Synonyms: keep
Definition: supply with room and board
Usage: He is keeping three women in the guest cottage; keep boarders
Similar words: accommodate, lodge
Definition: provide housing for
Usage: We are lodging three foreign students this semester
Synonyms: keep
Definition: raise
Usage: She keeps a few chickens in the yard; he keeps bees
Similar words: produce, raise, grow, farm
Definition: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Usage: The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here
Synonyms: proceed, continue, keep, go along, go on
Definition: continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Usage: Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night; Keep smiling; We went on working until well past midnight
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Definition: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Usage: May God keep you
Similar words: protect
Definition: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
Usage: Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain
Synonyms: keep, stay fresh
Definition: fail to spoil or rot
Usage: These potatoes keep for a long time
Similar words: remain, rest, stay
Definition: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Usage: The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it; rest assured; stay alone; He remained unmoved by her tears; The bad weather continued for another week