| Main Entry: | squirrel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hoard |
Synonyms: |
acquire, amass, buy up, cache, collect, deposit, garner, gather, hide, keep, lay away, lay up, pile up, put aside for rainy day, put by, save, scrimp, sock away, stash, stockpile, store, stow away, treasure |
| Main Entry: | bank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collect money or advantage |
Synonyms: |
amass, deposit, heap, hill, hoard, invest, lay aside, lay away, mass, mound, pile, put by, salt away, save, sock away, speculate, squirrel, stash |
Antonyms: |
disburse, spend |
| Main Entry: | cache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide a supply of something |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, bury, conceal, cover, ditch, duck, ensconce, lay away, maintain, park, plant, put away, put in the hole, save, screen, secrete, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, stash away, store |
| Main Entry: | conserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save, protect |
Synonyms: |
cut back, cut down on, go easy on, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, sock away, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, steward, store up, support, sustain, take care of, use sparingly |
Antonyms: |
destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | harvest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gathering of produce |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, acquire, amass, bin, cache, collect, crop, cull, cut, garner, gather, get, glean, harrow, hoard, mow, pick, pile up, plow, pluck, reap, squirrel, stash, store, stow, strip, take in |
Antonyms: |
plant, seed |
| Main Entry: | hide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal; remain unseen |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, blot out, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck, eclipse, ensconce, go into hiding, go underground, harbor, hold back, hole up, hush up, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, mask, not give away, not tell, obscure, plant, protect, put out of the way, reserve, salt away, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, squirrel, stash, stifle, stow away, suppress, take cover, tuck away, veil, withhold |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |
Antonyms: |
bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask |
| Main Entry: | hoard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put away, accumulate |
Synonyms: |
acquire, amass, buy up, cache, collect, deposit, garner, gather, hide, keep, lay away, lay up, pile up, put aside for rainy day, put by, save, scrimp, sock away, squirrel, stash, stockpile, store, stow away, treasure |
Antonyms: |
expend, spend, squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep, hold back |
Synonyms: |
conserve, defer, delay, duck*, have, hoard, hold, keep back, keep out, lay up, maintain, plant, possess, postpone, preserve, put away, put by, put off, retain, save, set aside, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, stockpile, store, store up, stow away, withhold |
Antonyms: |
distribute, give, let go, offer |
| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize; set money aside for later use |
Synonyms: |
amass, be frugal, be thrifty, cache, collect, conserve, cut corners, deposit, feather nest, gather, hide away, hoard, hold, keep, lay aside, lay away, maintain, make ends meet, manage, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, reserve, retrench, roll back, salt away, save for rainy day, scrimp, skimp, sock away, spare, squirrel, stash, stockpile, store, stow away, tighten belt, treasure |
Antonyms: |
squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | secrete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide |
Synonyms: |
bury, cache, conceal, cover, cover up, deposit, disguise, ditch, ensconce, finesse, harbor, hide out, keep quiet, keep secret, keep to oneself, keep under wraps, palm, paper, plant, screen, seclude, secure, shroud, squirrel, stash, stash away, stonewall, stow, sweep under rug, veil, whitewash, withhold |
Antonyms: |
lay bare, reveal, tell, uncover |