: to retain in one's possession or power
: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
: to have in control
: the means or provisions by which one is kept
: one that keeps or protects: such as
: fortress, castle
: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities
: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation
: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method
: in a straight manner
: straighten
: something that is straight: such as
: a straight line or arrangement
: straightaway
: the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
: the face as a means of identification : countenance
: presence, sight
: to confront impudently
: to line near the edge especially with a different material
: to cover the front or surface of
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