Keep and Work

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Work and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead the word "Keep" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Keep and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead the word "Work" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old keep	old work
good	good keep	good work
best	best keep	best work
better	better keep	better work
Other adjectives: normal, usual, specific, short, complete, regular, original, single, actual, great, main, important, major, extra.

power	keep power	work power
people	keep people	work people
job	keep job	work job
body	keep body	work body
Other words: relationship, time, way, money, story, magic, powers.

Mr. London believes one of his Hypsilophodon friends is this—he fakes injuries and pretends to be shortsighted in order to get out of having to work or keep watch.

Source: Brilliant, but Lazy
Turns out the Doozers like having their hard work destroyed; they love to build things, but they don't care for the completed projects, and if they're torn down, they have more room to keep building.

Source: Series / Fraggle Rock
Beyond that, it's generally averted since the creators have Shown Their Work and keep their data as accurate as possible.

Source: Video Game / Fossil Fighters

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