| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | holding, retaining | Designed for (usually temporary) retention |
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| NOUN | 1 | holding, retention, keeping | The act of keeping in your possession |
| 2 | holding, property, belongings, material possession | Something owned |
| Sounds | hhow'ldihng |
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| Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Designed for (usually temporary) retention. |
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| Examples | "a holding pen" |
| Synonyms | retaining |
| Similar to | retentive |
| Meaning | The act of keeping in your possession. |
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| Synonyms | retention, keeping |
| Narrower | withholding; storage |
| Broader | possession, ownership |
| Verbs | hold |
| Meaning | Something owned. Any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone. |
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| Synonyms | property, belongings, material possession |
| Narrower | worldly possessions, worldly belongings, worldly goods; ratables, rateables; hereditament; intellectual property; community property; personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property; things; real property, real estate, realty; commonage; landholding; salvage; shareholding; spiritualty, spirituality, church property; lease, rental, letting; trade-in; public property; wealth; estate; heirloom; stockholding, stockholdings; trust |
| Broader | possession |
| Verbs | hold |