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Reserve

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

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Verb group 4

Book 84% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Book 84% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hold 84% connected

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

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Hold 84% connected

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

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Broader term 12

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Allot 76% connected

To distribute by lot.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Assign 76% connected

To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Bespeak 76% connected

To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.

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Military 76% connected

Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military di…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Portion 76% connected

That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Properness 76% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Propriety 76% connected

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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Quest 76% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Request 76% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Withhold 76% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

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Narrower term 3

Bank 76% connected

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.

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Demureness 76% connected

The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.

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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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Manner of action 3

Devote 76% connected

To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Save 76% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

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Derivationally related 8

Backlog 74% connected

A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

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Backlog 74% connected

A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reservation 74% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reservation 74% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reservist 74% connected

A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.

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Reservist 74% connected

A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.

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Entails 2

Procure 72% connected

To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records that the source verb entails the related action.

Secure 72% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing group 1

Bench 70% connected

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Member part 1

Reservist 70% connected

A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

See also 2

Set 66% connected

of Set

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Set 66% connected

of Set

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Synonym 11

Allow 92% connected

To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Appropriate 92% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Backlog 92% connected

A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Book 92% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Earmark 92% connected

A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hold 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Modesty 92% connected

The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-asse…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Reservation 92% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Reticence 92% connected

The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncomm…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Substitute 92% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Taciturnity 92% connected

Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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