Words in english starting with R

• retractile — Adjective – English ～ capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws"
• retraction — Noun – English ～ the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
• retraction — Noun – English ～ a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
• retractor — Noun – English ～ surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
• retrain — Verb – English ～ teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment"
• retrain — Verb – English ～ train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"
• retraining — Noun – English ～ training for a new occupation
• retral — Adjective – English ～ moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
• retral — Adjective – English ～ at or near or toward the posterior
• retranslate — Verb – English ～ translate again
• retransmit — Verb – English ～ transmit again
• retread — Noun – English ～ a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
• retread — Verb – English ～ use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
• retread — Verb – English ～ give new treads to (a tire)
• retreat — Noun – English ～ (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
• retreat — Noun – English ～ (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
• retreat — Noun – English ～ withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
• retreat — Noun – English ～ the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
• retreat — Noun – English ～ a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
• retreat — Noun – English ～ (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

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