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retaining
adjective
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Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
retaining
noun
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The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
works
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noun
(= plant)
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
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noun
(= deeds)
performance of moral or religious acts
salvation by deeds
the reward for good works
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noun
(= whole shebang, whole caboodle, full treatment)
everything available; usually preceded by 'the'
we saw the whole shebang
a hotdog with the works
we took on the whole caboodle
for $10 you get the full treatment
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noun
the internal mechanism of a device