Thesaurus / keep
FEEDBACKHow to use keep in a sentence
She was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINAnd it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRHe will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSKeep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINMy thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONHe is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONMy children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSTo keep the frond in position it may be useful to put a book on the paper as it is spread out.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINAnd it might be a good idea for you to give your men a gentle hint to keep their mouths closed about this affair—all of it.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThey've let us keep our rooms on, up to now, but for two days they've not given us anything to eat.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONWORDS RELATED TO KEEP
- abide by
- accord
- adhere to
- adopt
- attend
- be consistent with
- be devoted to
- be guided by
- be in keeping
- be interested in
- comply
- conform
- copy
- cultivate
- do like
- emulate
- follow suit
- give allegiance to
- harmonize
- heed
- hold fast
- imitate
- keep
- keep abreast of
- keep an eye on
- live up to
- match
- mimic
- mind
- mirror
- model on
- note
- obey
- observe
- pattern oneself upon
- reflect
- regard
- serve
- string along
- support
- take after
- take as an example
- watch
- abides by
- accords
- adheres to
- adopts
- attends
- be devotes to
- be guides by
- complies
- conforms
- copies
- cultivates
- does like
- emulates
- follows suit
- gives allegiance to
- harmonizes
- heeds
- holds fast
- imitates
- is consistent with
- is in keeps
- is interested in
- keeps
- keeps abreast of
- keeps an eye on
- lives up to
- matches
- mimics
- minds
- mirrors
- model on
- notes
- obeys
- observes
- pattern oneself upon
- reflects
- regards
- serves
- string along
- supports
- takes after
- takes as an example
- watches
- aliment
- bite
- board
- bread
- cheer
- chow
- comestible
- cookery
- cooking
- cuisine
- diet
- drink
- eatable
- eats
- entrée
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- fodder
- foodstuff
- goodies
- grit
- groceries
- grub
- handout
- home cooking
- keep
- larder
- meal
- meat
- menu
- mess
- moveable feast
- nourishment
- nutriment
- nutrition
- pabulum
- provision
- ration
- refreshment
- slop
- snack
- store
- subsistence
- support
- sustenance
- table
- take out
- tuck
- viand
- victual
- vittles
- aliments
- bites
- boards
- breads
- cheers
- chows
- comestibles
- cookeries
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- drinks
- eatables
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- entrées
- fares
- fast foods
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- fodder
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- goodies
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- groceries
- grubs
- handouts
- home cookings
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- larders
- meals
- meats
- menus
- messes
- moveable feasts
- nourishment
- nutriments
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- pabulums
- provisions
- rations
- refreshments
- slop
- snacks
- stores
- subsistence
- supports
- sustenance
- tables
- take outs
- tucks
- viands
- victuals
- vittles
- accomplishes
- achieves
- answers
- carries out
- complies with
- concludes
- conforms
- discharges
- does
- effects
- effectuates
- executes
- fills
- fills the bill
- finishes
- hits the bull's-eye
- implements
- is just the ticket
- keeps
- makes it
- makes the grade
- meets
- obeys
- observes
- perfects
- performs
- pleases
- realizes
- renders
- satisfies
- scores
- suffices
- suits
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