Collection and Hold

Collection

Collection noun - An organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure.

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Hold and collection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Collection".

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Collection and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collection" instead a noun "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old collection	old hold
good	good collection	good hold
full	full collection	full hold
best	best collection	best hold
Other adjectives: typical, short, complete, original, infinite, single, small, powerful, entire, massive, large, big, huge, little, famous, said, giant, awesome, biggest.

In Doonesbury, the frenzy over Beanie Babies (see the Real Life section) was mocked in a storyline that saw Uncle Duke steal Alex Doonesbury's collection and hold them for ransom.

Source: Serious Business / Other
Ernie meanwhile trades his rubber duckie for a fancy box to hold the paperclip collection.

Source: "Gift of the Magi" Plot
However, between his bizarre hold over the Weres, his Trophy Collection, his age, and his work over the centuries, he's shown to be much more unpleasant than he appears.

Source: Series / True Blood

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