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Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge..

Economical :: Economical (a.) Pertaining to the household; domestic.

Hyperaspist :: Hyperaspist (n.) One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender..

Yeomanry :: Yeomanry (n.) The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders..

Waldensian :: Waldensian (n.) One Holding the Waldensian doctrines.

Balloon :: Balloon (n.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form..

Disfranchise :: Disfranchise (v. t.) To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc..

Offer :: Offer (v. t.) To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage..

Abstain :: Abstain (v. t.) To hinder; to withhold.

Shipful :: Shipful (n.) As much or as many as a ship will hold; enough to fill a ship.

Leaseholder :: Leaseholder (n.) A tenant under a lease.

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..

Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense..

Portative :: Portative (a.) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity..

Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

Mystic :: Mystic (n.) One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism..

Vice :: Vice (v. t.) To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice..

Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament..

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