noun
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a place or power of protection; a resort; a patronage.
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a support, a person or thing that supports; esp. - a) a prop, base, brace, etc.; b) a means of subsistence; c) an elastic, girdlelike device to support or bind a part of the body.
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an authoritative reference in support of one's statement or argument; a base; a basis.
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the foundation or lower part of a wall or structure; basement.
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a current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; a stream.
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that which holds water (esp. in great quantity); a reservoir of water.
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(gram.) the sense of locative sense.
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(myst.) a mystical point in the human body that gives the power of sustaining.
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a property or an estate mortgaged for repayment of a loan; a pledge; a security.