Words Containing RET
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| return | 1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before 2. give back More Definitions → |
| retail | 1. be sold at the retail level 2. sell on the retail market More Definitions → |
| pretty | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| secretary | 1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government 2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization More Definitions → |
| secret | 1. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) 2. information known only to a special group More Definitions → |
| retirement | 1. the state of being retired from one's business or occupation 2. withdrawal from your position or occupation More Definitions → |
| concrete | 1. cover with cement 2. form into a solid mass; coalesce More Definitions → |
| interpretation | 1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something 2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance More Definitions → |
| returning | 1. tending to return to an earlier state 2. tending to be turned back More Definitions → |
| stretch | 1. occupy a large, elongated area 2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body More Definitions → |
| retired | 1. no longer active in your work or profession More Definitions → |
| theoretical | 1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations 2. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications More Definitions → |
| retailer | 1. a merchant who sells goods at retail More Definitions → |
| retention | 1. the act of retaining something 2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience More Definitions → |
| discretion | 1. freedom to act or judge on one's own 2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress More Definitions → |
| retain | 1. hold back within 2. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature More Definitions → |
| retro | 1. a fashion reminiscent of the past 2. affecting things past More Definitions → |
| cigarette | 1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking More Definitions → |
| retreat | 1. pull back or move away or backward 2. move away, as for privacy More Definitions → |
| retained | 1. continued in your keeping or use or memory More Definitions → |
| retrieve | 1. get or find back; recover the use of 2. go for and bring back More Definitions → |
| retrieval | 1. (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory 2. the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory More Definitions → |
| discrete | 1. constituting a separate entity or part More Definitions → |
| secretariat | 1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations More Definitions → |
| interpreted | 1. understood in a certain way; made sense of More Definitions → |
| retailing | 1. the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers More Definitions → |
| interpret | 1. make sense of; assign a meaning to 2. give an interpretation or explanation to More Definitions → |
| ret | 1. place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue More Definitions → |
| interpreter | 1. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages 2. someone who uses art to represent something More Definitions → |
| regret | 1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about 2. feel sad about the loss or absence of More Definitions → |
| retire | 1. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position 2. withdraw from active participation More Definitions → |
| stretching | 1. act of expanding by lengthening or widening 2. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent More Definitions → |
| stretched | 1. (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching 2. extended or spread over a wide area or distance More Definitions → |
| wretch | 1. performs some wicked deed 2. someone you feel sorry for More Definitions → |
| pretend | 1. the enactment of a pretense 2. make believe with the intent to deceive More Definitions → |
| interpreting | 1. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious More Definitions → |
| preteen | 1. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age) 2. of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 More Definitions → |
| thereto | 1. to that More Definitions → |
| retriever | 1. a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game More Definitions → |
| retrospective | 1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work 2. concerned with or related to the past More Definitions → |
| discretionary | 1. having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment 2. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed More Definitions → |
| brethren | 1. a male with the same parents as someone else 2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) More Definitions → |
| entirety | 1. the state of being total and complete More Definitions → |
| secretarial | 1. of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work More Definitions → |
| retractable | 1. capable of being retracted More Definitions → |
| secretion | 1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance 2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell More Definitions → |
| secretly | 1. in secrecy; not openly 2. not openly; inwardly More Definitions → |
| retiring | 1. not arrogant or presuming 2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office More Definitions → |
| cabaret | 1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink 2. a series of acts at a night club More Definitions → |
| retardation | 1. a decrease in rate of change 2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back More Definitions → |
| theoretically | 1. in theory; according to the assumed facts 2. in a theoretical manner More Definitions → |
| ferret | 1. hound or harry relentlessly 2. hunt with ferrets More Definitions → |
| retarded | 1. people collectively who are mentally retarded 2. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development More Definitions → |
| polyurethane | 1. any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber More Definitions → |
| interpretive | 1. that provides interpretation More Definitions → |
| pretending | 1. the act of giving a false appearance More Definitions → |
| retina | 1. the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve More Definitions → |
| retinal | 1. in or relating to the retina of the eye 2. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light More Definitions → |
| retaliation | 1. action taken in return for an injury or offense More Definitions → |
| surety | 1. something clearly established 2. property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation More Definitions → |
| regrets | 1. a polite refusal of an invitation More Definitions → |
| retrospect | 1. contemplation of things past 2. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember More Definitions → |
| hereto | 1. to this writing or document More Definitions → |
| rethink | 1. thinking again about a choice previously made 2. change one's mind More Definitions → |
| fret | 1. agitation resulting from active worry 2. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion More Definitions → |
| bachelorette | 1. a young unmarried woman who lives alone More Definitions → |
| retry | 1. hear or try a court case anew More Definitions → |
| retrofit | 1. a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured 2. the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured More Definitions → |
| retiree | 1. someone who has retired from active working More Definitions → |
| arboretum | 1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition More Definitions → |
| retainer | 1. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone 2. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) More Definitions → |
| retroactive | 1. affecting things past 2. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously More Definitions → |
| wretched | 1. of very poor quality or condition 2. characterized by physical misery More Definitions → |
| excretion | 1. the bodily process of discharging waste matter 2. waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body More Definitions → |
| caretaker | 1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) 2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily More Definitions → |
| returnable | 1. that may be returned More Definitions → |
| turret | 1. a small tower extending above a building 2. a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation More Definitions → |
| theoretic | 1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations More Definitions → |
| retribution | 1. a justly deserved penalty 2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing More Definitions → |
| pretended | 1. adopted in order to deceive More Definitions → |
| accretion | 1. an increase by natural growth or addition 2. something contributing to growth or increase More Definitions → |
| retard | 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate 2. be delayed More Definitions → |
| cretaceous | 1. abounding in chalk More Definitions → |
| retardant | 1. any agent that retards or delays or hinders More Definitions → |
| urethane | 1. an ester of carbamic acid More Definitions → |
| carburetor | 1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion More Definitions → |
| pretext | 1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| heretic | 1. a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church 2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) More Definitions → |
| retraining | 1. training for a new occupation More Definitions → |
| stretcher | 1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting 2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it More Definitions → |
| heretofore | 1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time More Definitions → |
| pretrial | 1. (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases More Definitions → |
| retract | 1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure 2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear More Definitions → |
| retrograde | 1. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies 2. move in a direction contrary to the usual one More Definitions → |
| pretentious | 1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction 2. intended to attract notice and impress others More Definitions → |
| reticulum | 1. any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) 2. the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant More Definitions → |
| vinaigrette | 1. oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic More Definitions → |
| secretory | 1. of or relating to or producing a secretion More Definitions → |
| secretive | 1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information More Definitions → |
| retreated | 1. people who have retreated More Definitions → |
| regretted | 1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about 2. feel sad about the loss or absence of More Definitions → |
| retinopathy | 1. a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision More Definitions → |
| prettiest | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| rete | 1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels More Definitions → |
| wiretap | 1. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information 2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information More Definitions → |
| retracted | 1. drawn back and in More Definitions → |
| garret | 1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage More Definitions → |
| retraction | 1. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion 2. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back More Definitions → |
| retort | 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat More Definitions → |
| egret | 1. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season More Definitions → |
| libretto | 1. the words of an opera or musical play More Definitions → |
| interpretative | 1. that provides interpretation More Definitions → |
| stretchy | 1. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape More Definitions → |
| urethra | 1. duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct More Definitions → |
| retroactively | 1. after the fact More Definitions → |
| pretense | 1. the act of giving a false appearance 2. pretending with intention to deceive More Definitions → |
| diuretic | 1. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water More Definitions → |
| retake | 1. a shot or scene that is photographed again 2. take back by force, as after a battle More Definitions → |
| regrettably | 1. by bad luck More Definitions → |
| pretzel | 1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot More Definitions → |
| beret | 1. a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth More Definitions → |
| claret | 1. drink claret 2. a dark purplish-red color More Definitions → |
| retinol | 1. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene More Definitions → |
| prettier | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| retransmitted | 1. transmit again More Definitions → |
| heretical | 1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards More Definitions → |
| outstretched | 1. fully extended especially in length More Definitions → |
| undersecretary | 1. a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government More Definitions → |
| regrettable | 1. deserving regret More Definitions → |
| caret | 1. a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text More Definitions → |
| retrospectively | 1. in a manner contemplative of past events More Definitions → |
| pretender | 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses 2. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives More Definitions → |
| retaliate | 1. take revenge for a perceived wrong 2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil More Definitions → |
| retransmit | 1. transmit again More Definitions → |
| foretold | 1. foreshadow or presage 2. make a prediction about; tell in advance More Definitions → |
| urethral | 1. of or relating to the urethra More Definitions → |
| leatherette | 1. fabric made to look like leather More Definitions → |
| amaretto | 1. an Italian almond liqueur More Definitions → |
| electrophoretic | 1. of or relating to electrophoresis More Definitions → |
| retrofitting | 1. provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture 2. fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house More Definitions → |
| retaliatory | 1. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution More Definitions → |
| misinterpretation | 1. putting the wrong interpretation on More Definitions → |
| reticle | 1. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument More Definitions → |
| secrete | 1. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids 2. place out of sight; keep secret More Definitions → |
| barrette | 1. a pin for holding women's hair in place More Definitions → |
| operetta | 1. a short amusing opera More Definitions → |
| pomfret | 1. deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food More Definitions → |
| pretence | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| retinoblastoma | 1. malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells More Definitions → |
| retrace | 1. to go back over again 2. reassemble mentally More Definitions → |
| fretted | 1. having frets 2. worry unnecessarily or excessively More Definitions → |
| retold | 1. render verbally 2. make into fiction More Definitions → |
| natriuretic | 1. of or relating to natriuresis More Definitions → |
| unpretentious | 1. exhibiting restrained good taste 2. lacking pretension or affectation More Definitions → |
| retrovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell More Definitions → |
| concretely | 1. in concrete terms More Definitions → |
| arete | 1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains More Definitions → |
| retinitis | 1. inflammation of the retina More Definitions → |
| fretting | 1. worry unnecessarily or excessively 2. be agitated or irritated More Definitions → |
| retrenchment | 1. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense 2. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable More Definitions → |
| retrofitted | 1. provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture 2. fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house More Definitions → |
| allegretto | 1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro 2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro More Definitions → |
| ureter | 1. either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder More Definitions → |
| retrial | 1. a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors More Definitions → |
| regretting | 1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about 2. feel sad about the loss or absence of More Definitions → |
| reticent | 1. temperamentally disinclined to talk 2. cool and formal in manner More Definitions → |
| retentive | 1. good at remembering 2. having the capacity to retain something More Definitions → |
| forethought | 1. planning or plotting in advance of acting 2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger More Definitions → |
| retrain | 1. teach new skills 2. train again More Definitions → |
| retrievable | 1. capable of being regained especially with effort More Definitions → |
| reinterpretation | 1. a new or different meaning 2. a new or different interpretation More Definitions → |
| retell | 1. render verbally 2. make into fiction More Definitions → |
| regretfully | 1. with regret (used in polite formulas) More Definitions → |
| retouch | 1. give retouches to (hair) 2. alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance More Definitions → |
| pretension | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. the advancing of a claim More Definitions → |
| reticular | 1. resembling or forming a network More Definitions → |
| indiscretion | 1. the trait of being injudicious 2. a petty misdeed More Definitions → |
| reticule | 1. a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries 2. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument More Definitions → |
| reticence | 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary More Definitions → |
| misinterpret | 1. interpret falsely 2. interpret wrongly More Definitions → |
| stretchable | 1. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape More Definitions → |
| retractor | 1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision More Definitions → |
| carburettor | 1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion More Definitions → |
| minaret | 1. slender tower with balconies More Definitions → |
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