keep oneself close
1draw close — verb 1. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position (Freq. 1) We cuddled against each other to keep warm The children snuggled into their sleeping bags • Syn: ↑cuddle, ↑snuggle, ↑nestle, ↑nest, ↑nuzzle …
2hide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skin, pelt, coat; leather. See covering. v. cover, secrete, cloak, veil; dissemble, falsify; hole up; disguise, camouflage. See concealment, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Skin of an animal] Syn. pelt …
4guard — guardable, adj. guarder, n. guardless, adj. guardlike, adj. /gahrd/, v.t. 1. to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler. 2. to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.: to guard a prisoner …
5guard — [[t]gɑrd[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over 2) to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc 3) to keep under control as a matter of caution or prudence: to guard one s temper[/ex] 4) to… …
6play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …
7Manuel dos Reis Machado — Manuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɛstɾi ˈbĩbɐ]; born November 23, 1899, Salvador, Brazil – February 5, 1974), was a mestre (a master practitioner) of the Afro Brazilian martial art capoeira.… …
8Laylat al Bara'at — Laylat al Baraat is the 14 th night of the month of Shabaan in the Islamic Hijra Calendar.This night is known as Night of Emancipation . This night is mentioned both in the Holy Quran and in the authentic a Hadith of the prophet Mohammad SAW… …
9dā : dǝ- and dāi- : dǝi- : dī̆- — dā : dǝ and dāi : dǝi : dī̆ English meaning: to share, divide Deutsche Übersetzung: “teilen, zerschneiden, zerreißen” Grammatical information: originally athemat. Wurzelpräsens. Material: O.Ind. dü ti, dyáti “clips, cuts,… …
10ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
