holding

1. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention: a holding tank; a holding cell.

2. Tending to impede or delay progress: a holding action.

3. Having the effect of holding back or delaying something .

4. Intended for usually temporary storage or retention .

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1. Land rented or leased from another.

2. Law A court ruling, especially a ruling on a point of law raised in an official proceeding.

3. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks. Often used in the plural.

4. Sports Illegal use of the arms, hands, body, or playing stick to obstruct the movements of an opponent.

5. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
holding	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
oi	2
ho	5
hi	5
no	2
go	3
gi	3
on	2
do	3
oh	5
id	3
in	2
od	3
li	2
lo	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ion	3
dig	5
hon	6
hog	7
hod	7
hin	6
lid	4
hid	7
lin	3
log	4
god	5
din	4
dog	5
doh	7
dol	4
don	4
noh	6
nog	4
nod	4
nil	3
old	4
oil	3
ghi	7
gid	5
gin	4

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
loin	4
long	5
loid	5
noil	4
nodi	5
nigh	8
lion	4
lino	4
ling	5
lido	5
idol	5
hong	8
hold	8
hind	8
gold	6
gild	6
dong	6
diol	5
dino	5
ding	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ohing	9
login	6
lingo	6
indol	6
hongi	9
doing	7
dingo	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
holing	10
doling	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
holding	12