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. |