maintenance

English Thesaurus

1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (noun.act)

hypernym	:	fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation,
definition	:	the act of putting something in working order again (noun.act)

hyponym	:	camera care,
definition	:	keeping a camera in good working order (noun.act)

hyponym	:	car care,
definition	:	keeping a car in good working order (noun.act)

hyponym	:	inspection and repair, overhaul, service,
definition	:	periodic maintenance on a car or machine (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pump priming,
definition	:	introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	scheduled maintenance,
definition	:	maintenance at a regularly scheduled time (noun.act)

hyponym	:	steam fitting,
definition	:	care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating (noun.act)

2. the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community (noun.act)

hypernym	:	actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct,
definition	:	activity that transgresses moral or civil law (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence (noun.act)

hypernym	:	support,
definition	:	the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities (noun.act)

4. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	support payment,
definition	:	a payment made by one person for the support of another (noun.possession)

5. means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance,
definition	:	the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)

6. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (noun.act)

derivation	:	conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve,
definition	:	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)

7. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence (noun.act)

derivation	:	keep, maintain, sustain,
definition	:	supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	nourish, nurture, sustain,
definition	:	provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	keep up, prolong, sustain,
definition	:	lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)

derivation	:	sustentacular,
definition	:	serving to sustain or support (adj.pert)

8. means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession)

derivation	:	keep, maintain, sustain,
definition	:	supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)

9. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (noun.act)

derivation	:	conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve,
definition	:	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)

10. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence (noun.act)

derivation	:	keep, maintain, sustain,
definition	:	supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	nourish, nurture, sustain,
definition	:	provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	keep up, prolong, sustain,
definition	:	lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)

derivation	:	sustentacular,
definition	:	serving to sustain or support (adj.pert)

11. means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession)

derivation	:	keep, maintain, sustain,
definition	:	supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)

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