keeps
Doesn't let go
Keeps is the third-person singular of keep, covering its many senses: to retain, maintain, continue, or store.
She keeps the books for a small business.
He keeps forgetting my name.
The phrase for keeps means permanently or seriously: This time it's for keeps.
In the plural, keeps refers to the cost of one's maintenance: The dog earns his keeps by guarding the house.
Keeps in condition
- upholdsSupports or affirms
- sustainsKeeps in existence
- holdsKeeps in possession
- possessesHolds as property
withholds · harbors · cherishes · secures · grasps · clings · conserves · saves
Heavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- bastionFortified defensive position
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
turret · rampart · moat · drawbridge · battlement · gatehouse · watchtower · barbican
Retains in the mind
- recallsRemembers or withdraws products
- recollectsBrings back to mind
- reminiscesRecalls past experiences fondly
- commemoratesHonors through ceremony
memorializes · treasures · honors · preserves · nostalgia · souvenir · memorabilia · mementos
maintains
Keeps in condition
possesses · withholds · harbors · cherishes · secures · grasps · clings · conserves · saves · stores
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- bastionFortified defensive position
dungeon · turret · rampart · moat · drawbridge · battlement · gatehouse · watchtower · barbican · portcullis
remembers
Retains in the mind
- recallsRemembers or withdraws products
- recollectsBrings back to mind
- reminiscesRecalls past experiences fondly
commemorates · memorializes · treasures · honors · preserves · nostalgia · souvenir · memorabilia · mementos · heirloom
jam
Cooked fruit spread
chutney · relish · canning · brine · sauerkraut · kimchi · fermented · cured · smoked · salted
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
pledge · word · trust · faithful · loyal · reliable · dependable · steadfast · true · obligation
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- storingstoring, stashing, stowing, putting away, hoarding
- verb formsam, are, is, was, were
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
keepsdiscards
Things thrown away
throws away · dumps · tosses · gets rid of · ditches
- keep outPrevent entry
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
- keep upMaintain pace or standard
- keep it upEncouragement to persist
- keep quietRemain silent
- keep awayRemain at distance
keep, keeper, keeping, keepsake, housekeeper, bookkeeper, keepers, gatekeeper, housekeeping