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reservenoun the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with othersthe salesclerk showed great reserve in dealing with the unreasonable demands of the angry customer constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, suppression command, control, mastery, possessionself-censorship, self-containment, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, will, willpowercomposure, self-poise, self-possessionaloofness, detachedness, distancebashfulness, modesty, shynessreticence, silence, taciturnity disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint self-abandonment, uninhibitednessunrestrainednessgratification, indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgencebluntness, candor, franknessimmoderacy, intemperance a collection of things kept available for future use or needour fuel reserves are low cache, deposit, hoard, store budget, fund, nest eggarmory, arsenal, bank, pool, reservoir, stock, stockpile, supplyaccumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering a person or thing that takes the place of anotherwhen the first brigade fell back in retreat, the commander sent out the reserves to try to hold the line of battle backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute alternate, understudyapology, makeshift, stopgapagent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogateassistant, reliever, secondsuccessor, superseder an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an originaldon't throw that extra bike chain away, as I want to keep it as a reserve in case the current one breaks extra, spare backup, substitutestockcarbon copy, clone, copy, double, dummy, dupe, duplicate, replacement, replica, replication, reproduction archetype, original, prototype to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future usewe made sure to reserve a kennel for our dog several months before the start of the family vacation bespeak, book earmarkcontract, engage, hire, retain to continue to have in one's possession or powerI'm reserving the right to work by myself if you don't do your share of the project hold, keep, retain, withhold conserve, guard, preserve, protect, saveboast, enjoy, have, own, possesscommand, control, detain, direct, manage, rulebear, harborcherish, cling (to), hug, treasure hang on to, hold on to give up, hand over, release, relinquish, surrender, yield abandon, cede, dropcontribute, donate, give, hand outdiscard, dumpdecline, reject, repudiate, spurnlose to keep or intend for a special purposewe must reserve this cup for ceremonial use only allocate, consecrate, dedicate, devote, earmark, give up (to), save, set by bless, hallow, sanctifycommit, confide, consign, entrust(also intrust)apply, bestow, employ, use set apart, set aside ignore, neglectmisapply, misuse v.keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control.keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control.keep this while I'm gone retain implies continued keeping, especially against threatened seizure or forced loss.managed to retain their dignity even in poverty detain suggests a delay in letting go.detained them for questioning withhold implies restraint in letting go or a refusal to let go.withheld information from the authorities reserve suggests a keeping in store for future use.reserve some of your energy for the last mile in the 14th century |