Keeps

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  • n. Plural form of keep.
  • n. keeping
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep.
  • Word Usage
    "Bill Richardson has been out of office nearly six months now, but his name keeps popping up in local headlines, and it is making his fellow New Mexico Democrats uneasy."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    keeping    keeps    kept   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protect    hold    book    reserve    cell    prison cell    jail cell    accommodate    lodge    stay   
    Cross Reference
    observe    maintain    guard    attend    support    detain    cause    continue    apply    preserver   
    Variant
    kept   
    Hyponym
    solemnize    mark    mourn    commemorate    solemnise    holdover    bear on    pressurise    uphold    preserve   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    detain    support    sustain    maintain    hold    reserve    retain    restrain    withhold    preserve   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Jeep    Peep    Streep    asleep    beep    bleep    bopeep    cheap    creep    deep   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    give    take    know    go    find    make    castle    hold    try    fortress