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preserved for hundreds of years.
--n. 4 Often, preserves. conserve(s), jam, jelly, confiture,
marmalade: Susan likes thick toast with butter and preserves
for tea. 5 (game) reserve, reservation, sanctuary, Brit park:
No hunting is allowed in this preserve.
preside v. supervise, run, oversee, direct, operate, lead, head (up),
govern, rule, manage, handle, control, direct, chair,
administer, administrate, regulate, officiate: Melissa presides
over the meetings of the board.
press v. 1 subject to or exert pressure or force, force, push, impel,
thrust, bear (on), weigh on or upon, jam, cram, crush; pressure
or Brit also pressurize: The crowd was pressing against the
door. Although hard pressed at first, we eventually won. 2
squeeze, compress, depress, push: When the picture is in focus,
press this button to release the shutter. 3 squeeze, crush,
compress, mash: After harvesting, the grapes are pressed to
extract the juice. 4 iron, smooth, flatten, put through a
mangle; steam: I shall have to press my jacket before going out
to dinner. 5 clasp, embrace, hug, hold (close or tight(ly)),
take in one's arms, throw one's arms about or around, cleave to,
Archaic clip: She pressed the child to her with great
affection. 6 constrain, urge, force, pressure, compel, demand,
persuade, induce, prod, provoke, importune, beseech, ask,
request, beg, entreat: They pressed me to tell where the money
was hidden. 7 crowd, flock, gather, mill, swarm, throng,
seethe, cluster, congregate, meet, converge, huddle: The
reporters pressed round the chancellor to catch every word.
--n. 8 crowding, gathering, thronging, converging, convergence,
crowd, throng, swarm, cluster, huddle, pack, herd, host,
multitude, horde, mob, crush: When the doors opened, the huge
press of people pushed onto the train. 9 urgency, haste, hurry,
hustle, bustle, pressure, stress: The press of business
required me to postpone my trip to Paris. 10 the press. a
newspapers, the papers, Fleet Street, the fourth estate, the
media, the wire or news services, broadcasting, television,
radio: The press will have a field-day when this news gets out.
b newspaper people, newspapermen or newspaperwomen, newsmen or
newswomen, reporters, correspondents, ladies or gentlemen of the
press, journalists, commentators, paparazzi, Brit