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Conserve

To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

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Narrower term 4

Chowchow 76% connected

Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).

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Jam 76% connected

A kind of frock for children.

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Jelly 76% connected

Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin…

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Marmalade 76% connected

A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.

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Confiture 76% connected

Composition; preparation, as of a drug, or confection; a sweetmeat.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Maintain 76% connected

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

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Preserve 76% connected

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

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Save 76% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

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Manner of action 2

Embalm 76% connected

To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead bo…

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Retrench 76% connected

To cut off; to pare away.

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Conservation 74% connected

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

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Conservation 74% connected

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

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Economize 92% connected

To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Husband 92% connected

The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Maintain 92% connected

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Preserve 92% connected

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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