Definition of keeping

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Keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kee.

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Exercise :: Exercise (n.) Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback..
Fosseway :: Fosseway (n.) One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.
Housekeeping :: Housekeeping (n.) The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
Timely :: Timely (superl.) Keeping time or measure.
Recommit :: Recommit (v. t.) To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee..
Refrigerator :: Refrigerator (n.) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted..
Consort :: Consort (n.) A ship keeping company with another.
Press :: Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press..
Hoard :: Hoard (v. t.) To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain..
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself..
Keeping :: Keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kee.
Preservation :: Preservation (n.) The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation..
Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..
Turnpike :: Turnpike (n.) A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate..
Bail :: Bail (n.) Custody; keeping.
Reservative :: Reservative (a.) Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.
Hoverer :: Hoverer (n.) A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
Insectary :: Insectary (n.) A place for keeping living insects.
Home-dwelling :: Home-dwelling (a.) Keeping at home.
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