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- hive β a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- housed β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- cover all bases β take full precautions
- manumit β to release from slavery or servitude.
- gobble up β to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- make use of β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- disenthralled β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- hold to β 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.
- garner β to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
- get hold of β 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.
- lend a hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- let in on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- bring to β If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- lay by β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make for β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- accessed β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- get one's hands on β (Idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
- disenthralling β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- hived β a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- come to life β If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
- husbanded β a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- deliver β If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- look after β 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.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- economise β to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
- ballyhooed β a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- hiving β a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- enlighten β Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- defuse β If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- lock up β 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.
- economize β to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
- husbanding β a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- obtain β to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- garrisoned β a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- deal in β to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- cut corners β to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- buy out β If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- lay aside β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
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- apart from β You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.