Holding is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for HOLDING in dictionary:

NOUN:
• something held
• an area of land held by lease.
• the tenure of land held by lease.
• books, periodicals, magazines, and other material in a library.
• The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
• A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
• That which holds, binds, or influences.
• The burden or chorus of a song.
• the act of retaining something
• something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
• stocks, property, and other financial assets in someone's possession
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to maintain possession of

Words related to HOLDING

ahold9 held8 hold8 holden10 holdings13 holds9

Words that contain HOLDING

holdings13 beholding16 inholding14 upholding16 beholdings17 inholdings15 upholdings17 fundholding20 landholding17 overholding19 roadholding17 withholding22 handholding20 fundholdings21 landholdings18 roadholdings18 shareholding20 slaveholding20 smallholding19 stockholding23 titleholding17 stakeholding21 withholdings23 handholdings21 buttonholding20 shareholdings21 slaveholdings21 smallholdings20 stockholdings24 unwithholding24 stakeholdings22 overwithholding29

How to use HOLDING in a sentence

• The big sophomore exerted himself to his utmost, and he found that it was necessary that he should do so if he had any thought of holding his own with the freshman leader.
• After that they worked him with a chain holding his legs together so that he could only make short steps.
• She climbed to her room, every step of the stairs holding her fast as if her feet were lined with glue.
• I have been accused of holding up before you, in the course of these talks, a mechanical and even a materialistic view of the mind.
• The utmost effort had been made by the unit holding the line to have everything satisfactory.
• The figures on Kushan coins representing Siva as holding a club may be meant for Lakulin but also may be influenced by Greek figures of Herakles.
• Then, as steps and the sound of voices were heard outside, she stood up, holding herself quietly.
• She stood still, holding in her hand the table-cloth she had just folded.
• The detective stared at it carefully, holding it on his palm and rocking it gently under the desk light.
• And after holding quick council, they had driven Thougor out into the wilderness, telling him he was not to return unless Thor was with him.
• Sleep may also be induced by monotonous sound, or lack of sound, or the monotonous holding of the attention.
• At this period he begins to raise himself erect, holding on by chairs and such things.
• I had been there in my private alcove some few minutes, when Rashid arrived with a triumphant air, holding on high the famous whip.
• She stood there, where he had so often dreamed of seeing her, but still holding him off with the aloofness that both chilled and inflamed him, and with a question in her eyes.
• For years now you have chosen to stand in my path and thwart me at every turn, holding over me a perpetual menace.
• From holding the defensive, our armies became the pursuers of the Rebels, the latter showing little inclination to risk an encounter.
• She was represented holding a child in her arms, while four or five babies clung to her robe.
• From New Jersey they went up the North River with Gerrit Smith, holding interesting meetings at Hudson and Poughkeepsie.
• He hung over her, still holding himself in with desperate strength, not daring to speak lest he should disturb the holy peace that seemed to be drawing all about her.
• In New Orleans, I have seen women stretched out just as naked as my hand, on boxes, and given one hundred and fifty lashes, four men holding them.
• This staggered him for a moment, but did not prevent him from holding his bow still in the attitude of shooting.

Similar words containing HOLD without suffix ing

hold8 ahold9 holds9 aholds10 behold12 holden10 holder10 holdup12 uphold12 beholds13 holdall11 holders11 holdout11 holdups13 leghold12 toehold11 upholds13 beholden14 beholder14 coholder14 copyhold19 foothold15 freehold15 handhold16 holdable14 holdalls12 holdback20 holddown16 holdfast15 holdings13 holdouts12 holdover15 inholder12 legholds13 lifehold15 overhold15 roothold12 toeholds12 upholder14 withhold18 beholders15 beholding16 chokehold22 coholders15 copyholds20 footholds16 freeholds16 gasholder14 handholds17 holdbacks21 holddowns17 holderbat15 holdfasts16 holdovers16 household16 inholders13 inholding14 inkholder17 jobholder22 leasehold13 overholds16 penholder15 pewholder18 potholder15 rootholds13 shorthold16 stokehold17 threshold16 upholders15 upholding16 withholds19 cupholder17 beholdings17 bondholder17 buttonhold16 cardholder17 chokeholds23 commonhold20 copyholder21 fingerhold18 freeholder17 fundholder18 gasholders15 holderbats16 holdership19 households17 inholdings15 inkholders18 jobholders23 lampholder18 landholder15 leaseholds14 lienholder14 penholders16 pewholders19 postholder16 potholders16 stadholder15 stokeholds18 stronghold15 Show more ...

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