| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| retailed | imp. & past participle | of Retail |
| retailer | noun | One who retails anything; as, a retailer of merchandise; a retailer of gossip. |
| retained | imp. & past participle | of Retain |
| retainal | noun | The act of retaining; retention. |
| retainer | noun | One who, or that which, retains., One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on., Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master’s livery., The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause., The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right., A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; — called also retaining fee., The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence. |
| retarded | imp. & past participle | of Retard |
| retarder | noun | One who, or that which, retards. |
| retching | present participle & vb. noun | of Retch |
| retentor | noun | A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata. |
| retepore | noun | Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus Retepora. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds. |
| reticent | adjective | Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| reticule | noun. | A little bag, originally of network; a woman’s workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand., A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle. |
| reticula | plural | of Reticulum |
| retiform | adjective | Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye. |
| retineum | noun | That part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate. |
| retinite | noun | An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal. |
| retinoid | adjective | Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such. |
| retinula | noun | One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium. |
| retiracy | noun | Retirement; — mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way. |
| retirade | noun | A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle. |
| retiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Retire, Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners., Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement. |
| retorted | imp. & past participle | of Retort |
| retorter | noun | One who retorts. |
| retraict | noun | Retreat. |
| retraxit | noun | The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. |
| retrench | verb t. | To cut off; to pare away., To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses., To confine; to limit; to restrict., To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions., To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. |
| retrieve | verb t. | To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one’s character; to retrieve independence., To recall; to bring back., To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge., To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve., A seeking again; a discovery., The recovery of game once sprung; — an old sporting term. |
| retroact | verb i. | To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. |
| retrorse | adjective | Bent backward or downward. |
| retruded | imp. & past participle | of Retrude |
| returned | imp. & past participle | of Return |
| returner | noun | One who returns. |