clench a fist
41retention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping in possession Nouns 1. retention, retaining, holding, keeping, custody, maintenance, preservation; hold, grasp, gripe, grip, clutch[es]; snare, trap. See possession, restraint, tenacity. 2.… …
42Retention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Retention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 retention retention Sgm: N 1 retaining retaining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 keep keep detention custody Sgm: N 1 tenacity tenacity firm hold grasp …
43claw — [klô] n. [ME claue < OE clawu < IE * g(e)l eu < base * gel , to make round, clench (as a fist) > CLING, CLAMP1, CLIMB] 1. a sharp, hooked or curved horny structure, or nail, on the foot of a bird and of many reptiles and mammals 2. a… …
44climb — [klīm] vi., vt. climbed, climbing [ME climben < OE climban < IE * glembh (> CLAMBER, CLUMP) < base * gel , to make round, clench, as the fist: basic sense, “to cling to, grip”] 1. to go up by using the feet and, often, the hands 2. to …
45double — [dub′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < L duplus, lit., twofold (akin to Gr diploos) < duo, TWO + plus < IE * plo , fold < base * pel , to FOLD1] 1. two combined; twofold; duplex 2. having two layers; folded in two 3. having two of one kind;… …
