Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Maintain (v. t.) To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
(2) - Maintain (v. t.) To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
(3) - Maintain (v. t.) To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
(4) - Maintain (v. t.) To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
(5) - Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.

(1) - Maintainable (a.) That maybe maintained.

(1) - Maintainer (n.) One who maintains.

(1) - Maintenance (n.) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.
(2) - Maintenance (n.) That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.
(3) - Maintenance (n.) The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.