keeps+(noun)

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• keeps — noun keeping …   Wiktionary

• gift that keeps on giving — noun a) Something with continuing consequences. b) Venereal disease …   Wiktionary

• the\ *noun*\ gnomes — Mythical beings responsible for the malfunction or disappearance of the object mentioned. A. My computer keeps giving me a blue screen. B. The computer gnomes must be chewing on your cables …   Dictionary of american slang

• the\ *noun*\ gnomes — Mythical beings responsible for the malfunction or disappearance of the object mentioned. A. My computer keeps giving me a blue screen. B. The computer gnomes must be chewing on your cables …   Dictionary of american slang

• fire wall — noun 1. : a wall to prevent the spread of fire usually made of noncombustible materials; especially : a wall completely separating two parts of a building from the basement to three feet above the roof and consisting of fire resistive material… …   Useful english dictionary

• winter apple — noun : a late ripening apple that keeps well in winter * * * winter apple noun An apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter • • • Main Entry: ↑winter * * * winter apple, 1. an apple that does not ripen till winter. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• swimming cap — noun a tight fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming • Syn: ↑bathing cap • Hypernyms: ↑cap * * * swimming cap UK US noun [countable] [singular swimming cap …   Useful english dictionary

• pork-barreling — noun acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork barreling • Hypernyms: ↑acquisition * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : the promotion of political pork barrels …   Useful english dictionary

• county clerk — noun : an elected county official whose duties vary widely but are likely to include serving as secretary to the county board, issuing licenses, keeping records, and acting as county auditor or comptroller * * * an elective county official in… …   Useful english dictionary

• no-show — noun 1. a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation • Hypernyms: ↑guest 2. someone who shirks duty • Syn: ↑nonattender, ↑truant • Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• night owl — noun a person who likes to be active late at night • Syn: ↑nighthawk, ↑nightbird • Hypernyms: ↑individualist * * * noun : a person who keeps late hours at night : nighthawk * * * Informal. a person who often stays up late at night …   Useful english dictionary