The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.
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keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
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The variety of life in a place or across the planet.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.of Endanger
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, inf…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.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;…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absen…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.of Protect
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment;…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.of Threaten
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Conservation.all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"
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A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.Alt. of Archeological
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to dec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.Lady; mistress; madam; -- a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.of Find
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surpri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.To care; to desire.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.The state or quality of being a lady; the personality of a lady.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: keep, safety, protect, harm, decay.
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