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| ark |
(sometimes capitalized) in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and two of every animal from a flood sent by God. [1/2 definitions] |
| deliver |
to set free or save. [1/5 definitions] |
| frugal |
likely to try to save money; careful with spending. [1/2 definitions] |
| Heimlich maneuver |
an emergency technique used to save a person choking on something, such as food. One must stand behind the person choking and wrap one's arms around the person, just below the rib cage. One then presses hard in an upward movement to force air from the lungs. The rush of air should eject the object. |
| help |
to rescue or save. [1/8 definitions] |
| hibernate |
to sleep through the winter in a den or burrow to save energy. Bears, snakes, and certain other animals hibernate. |
| hoard |
to collect or save up as a hoard. [1/2 definitions] |
| miser |
a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money. |
| rescue |
to free or save. [1/2 definitions] |
| reserve |
to hold back or save for later use. [2/6 definitions] |
| salvage |
to save or rescue something from harm or destruction. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrimp |
to save in every way possible; to spend very little. |
| SOS |
a call for help from a ship that is in trouble. SOS is an abbreviation for save our ship. |
| spare |
to save from something or having to do something. [1/12 definitions] |
| waste |
using too much of something that is important to save, especially natural resources and products that come from them. [1/11 definitions] |
| word processor |
a computer or a computer program that can be used to write, change, print, and save text that one writes. |
| write down |
to write (something) in order to remember it, save it, or study it at a later time. |
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