clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
scissors scissors hold scissor hold scissor grip scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
carapace shell cuticle shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
bag traveling bag travelling bag grip suitcase | a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes, he carried his small bag onto the plane with him |
bobby pin hairgrip grip | a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together, used to hold bobbed hair in place, in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women |
pistol grip | a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol |
shield buckler | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
shield | a protective covering or structure |
grip grasp | an intellectual hold or understanding, a good grip on French history, they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities, he was in the grip of a powerful emotion, a terrible power had her in its grasp |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
Laurentian Plateau Laurentian Highlands Canadian Shield | a large plateau that occupies more than % of the land area of Canada, it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean |
grip | worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made |
grip traction adhesive friction | the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) |
Cabombaceae subfamily Cabombaceae water-shield family | in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies, comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia |
water-shield fanwort Cabomba caroliniana | common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers |
water-shield Brasenia schreberi water-target | aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers, in lakes and slow-moving streams, suitable for aquariums |
shield fern buckler fern | any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
fragrant cliff fern fragrant shield fern fragrant wood fern Dryopteris fragrans | fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds |
Goldie's fern Goldie's shield fern goldie's wood fern Dryopteris goldiana | North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe |
Braun's holly fern prickly shield fern Polystichum braunii | North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales |
soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum | European shield fern cultivated in many varieties |
shield screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
grip | hold fast or firmly, He gripped the steering wheel |
grapple grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match, the two men grappled with each other for several minutes |
fascinate transfix grip spellbind | to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe, The snake charmer fascinates the cobra |
harbor harbour shield | hold back a thought or feeling about, She is harboring a grudge against him |
peltate shield-shaped | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |