All retain synonyms

verb retain

• memorize — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
• ink — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
• make use of — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
• housed — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
• enjoy — Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
• inked — (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.
• wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
• have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
• get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• auctioning — Present participle of auction.
• lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
• appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
• hold out on — to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
• flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
• dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
• look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
• engage — Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention).
• corner the market — dominate trade
• mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
• hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• bring to mind — recall
• hawked — a noisy effort to clear the throat.
• garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
• inking — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
• deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
• be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
• garrisoning — Present participle of garrison.
• harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
• employ — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
• hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• husband — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
• mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
• clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
• house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
• get the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
• memorise — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
• beat off — to drive back; repel
• go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
• hark back — to listen attentively; hearken.
• commit to memory — to learn by heart; memorize
• mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
• harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.