Thesaurus / chaperon
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They surround themselves with the atmosphere of the demi-monde and forget that a wrinkle is as fatal as a chaperon.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONI've said from the very first, it's downright indecent for a girl to live alone on a farm—no chaperon, not even a woman servant.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONShe'll soon wilt when she sees we mean business—either go, or take a chaperon, or marry the man, whichever she prefers.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONCharles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.
THEY LOOKED AND LOVEDMRS. ALEX MCVEIGH MILLERThe students might leave the grounds at any time during the day, but never in the evening without a chaperon.
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGEALICE B. EMERSONWe left Parkers melon on his doorstep to chaperon itself, and turned back with him.
THE ROMANCE OF HIS LIFEMARY CHOLMONDELEYMrs. Medford was a relative of Inza's who often accompanied her as companion and chaperon.
FRANK MERRIWELL'S PURSUITBURT L. STANDISHMoya's chaperon, facing the inevitable, capitulated as graceful as she could.
THE HIGHGRADERWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINESome old tabby of a chaperon saw me there and came and told my grandmother.
QUINALICE HEGAN RICEThe chaperon takes the place of the lady of the house for that occasion.
THE COMPLETE BACHELORWALTER GERMAINWORDS RELATED TO CHAPERON
- accompanies
- advises
- attends
- beacons
- chaperons
- commands
- conducts
- contrives
- controls
- convoys
- counsels
- coxswains
- educates
- engineers
- escorts
- governs
- handles
- has a handle on
- influences
- instructs
- manages
- maneuvers
- marshals
- navigates
- oversees
- pilots
- quarterbacks
- regulates
- routes
- rules
- sees
- shepherds
- shows
- shows the way
- spearheads
- steers
- superintends
- supervises
- sways
- teaches
- trailblazes
- trains
- ushers
- bears with
- blinks at
- condones
- disregards
- excuses
- forgives
- goes along with
- grins and bears it
- handles
- ignores
- let goes
- lets bygones is bygones
- lets passes
- lives with
- looks the other way
- pays no mind
- plays past
- puts up with
- rolls with punches
- stands for
- stomachs
- swims with the tide
- takes
- tunes out
- turns blind eye to
- whitewashes
- wink at
- wipes slate clean
- assure
- bulwark
- care for
- champion
- chaperon
- conserve
- cover
- cover all bases
- cover up
- cushion
- defend
- fend
- foster
- give refuge
- give sanctuary
- go to bat for
- harbor
- hedge
- insulate
- keep
- keep safe
- look after
- preserve
- ride shotgun for
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- sentinel
- shade
- shelter
- shield
- shotgun
- stand guard
- stonewall
- support
- take under wing
- watch
- watch over
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