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Synonyms: hold, keep Definition: a cell in a jail or prison

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: stronghold, fastness Definition: a strongly fortified defensive structure

Synonyms: keep, preserve Definition: prevent (food) from rotting Usage: preserved meats; keep potatoes fresh

Hypernyms: 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

Synonyms: keep, maintain Definition: maintain by writing regular records Usage: keep a diary; maintain a record; keep notes

Hypernyms: record, put down, enter Definition: make a record of; set down in permanent form

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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: detain, confine Definition: deprive of freedom; take into confinement

Synonyms: hold on, keep Definition: retain possession of Usage: Can I keep my old stuffed animals?; She kept her maiden name after she married

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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, maintain Definition: maintain for use and service Usage: I keep a car in the countryside; She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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?

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: 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

Hypernyms: move, act 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

Synonyms: preserve, keep Definition: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger Usage: May God keep you

Hypernyms: protect Definition: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage Usage: Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain