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Reproof, rē-prōōf′, n. a reproving or blaming: rebuke: censure: reprehension.—adj. Reprovable (-ōōv′-), deserving reproof, blame, or censure.—n. Reprov′ableness.—adv. Reprov′ably.—n. Repro′val, the act of reproving: repr
English · e-38699-6007Reprune, rē-prōōn′, v.t. to trim again.
English · e-38699-6008 · brief source recordReptant, rep′tant, adj. crawling: pertaining to the Reptantia, those gasteropod mollusca adapted for crawling.—n. Reptā′tion, the act of creeping: (math.) the motion of one plane figure around another, so that the longes
English · e-38699-6009Reptile, rep′tīl, adj. moving or crawling on the belly or with very short legs: grovelling: low.—n. an animal that moves or crawls on its belly or with short legs: an oviparous quadruped: one of the class of Reptil′ia (n
English · e-38699-6010Republic, rē-pub′lik, n. a commonwealth: a form of government without a monarch, in which the supreme power is vested in representatives elected by the people.—adj. Repub′lican, belonging to a republic: agreeable to the
English · e-38699-6011Republish, rē-pub′lish, v.t. to publish again or anew.—ns. Republicā′tion, act of republishing: that which is republished, esp. a reprint of a book, &c.: a second publication of a former will; Repub′lisher.
English · e-38699-6012Repudiate, rē-pū′di-āt, v.t. to reject: to disclaim, as liability for debt: to disavow: to divorce.—adj. Repū′diable, that may be repudiated: fit to be rejected.—ns. Repudiā′tion, the act of repudiating: rejection: an un
English · e-38699-6013Repugn, rē-pūn′, v.t. (Shak.) to fight against, to oppose.—adj. Repugnable (rē-pū′-, or rē-pug′-na-bl), capable of being resisted.—ns. Repugnance (rē-pug′-, like all the succeeding words), the state of being repugnant: r
English · e-38699-6014Repullulate, rē-pul′ū-lāt, v.i. to sprout again.—n. Repullulā′tion.—adj. Repullules′cent.
English · e-38699-6015 · brief source recordRepulpit, rē-pōōl′pit, v.t. to restore to the pulpit.
English · e-38699-6016 · brief source recordRepulse, rē-puls′, v.t. to drive back: to repel: to beat off: to refuse, reject.—n. the state of being repulsed or driven back: the act of repelling: refusal.—ns. Repul′ser; Repul′sion, act of repulsing or driving back:
English · e-38699-6017Repurchase, rē-pur′chās, v.t. to purchase or buy back or again.—n. the act of buying again: that which is bought again.
English · e-38699-6018 · brief source recordRepurge, rē-purj′, v.t. to cleanse again.
English · e-38699-6019 · brief source recordRepurify, rē-pū′ri-fī, v.t. to purify again.
English · e-38699-6020 · brief source recordReputation, rep-ū-tā′shun, n. state of being held in repute: estimation: character in public opinion: credit: fame.—adj. Rep′ūtable, in good repute: respectable: honourable: consistent with reputation.—n. Rep′ūtableness.
English · e-38699-6021Repute, rē-pūt′, v.t. to account or estimate: to hold.—n. estimate: established opinion: character.—adv. Repūt′edly, in common repute or estimation.—adj. Repute′less (Shak.), without good repute, disreputable.—Reputed ow
English · e-38699-6022Requere, rē-kwēr′, v.t. (Spens.) to require.
English · e-38699-6023 · brief source recordRequest, rē-kwest′, v.t. to ask for earnestly: to entreat: to desire.—n. petition: prayer: desire: demand: that which is requested: a want: a question: the state of being desired.—n. Request′er.—Request note, in the inla
English · e-38699-6024Requicken, rē-kwik′n, v.t. to give new life to.
English · e-38699-6025 · brief source recordRequiem, rē′kwi-em, n. a hymn or mass sung for the rest of the soul of the dead: a grand musical composition in honour of the dead: (obs.) rest, peace.—n. Requies′cence, repose.—Requiescat in pace, may he (or she) rest i
English · e-38699-6026Require, rē-kwīr′, v.t. to ask: to demand: to need: to exact: to direct.—adj. Requir′able, that may be required: fit or proper to be required.—ns. Require′ment, act of requiring: claim: demand; Requir′er; Requir′ing. [Fr
English · e-38699-6027Requisite, rek′wi-zit, adj. required: needful: indispensable.—n. that which is required: anything necessary or indispensable.—adv. Req′uisitely.—ns. Req′uisiteness, state of being requisite; Requisi′tion, the act of requ
English · e-38699-6028Requite, rē-kwīt′, v.t. to repay: to retaliate.—adjs. Requit′ (Spens.), requited, returned; Requī′table.—ns. Requī′tal, the act of requiting: payment in return: recompense: reward; Requite′, requital.—adjs. Requite′ful;
English · e-38699-6029Rerail, rē-rāl′, v.t. to replace on the rails.
English · e-38699-6030 · brief source recordReread, rē-rēd′, v.t. to read again.
English · e-38699-6031 · brief source recordRerebrace, rēr′brās, n. the armour of the upper arm from shoulder to elbow.—Also Arrière-bras.
English · e-38699-6032 · brief source recordRerebrake, rēr-brāk′, n. an appurtenance of a mounted warrior in the fifteenth century.
English · e-38699-6033 · brief source recordReredos, rēr′dos, n. the wall or screen at the back of an altar, usually in the form of a screen detached from the east wall, adorned with niches, statues, &c., or with paintings or tapestry: the back of an open fire-hea
English · e-38699-6034Rerefief, rēr′fēf, n. (Scot.) an under-fief.
English · e-38699-6035 · brief source recordReremouse, rēr′mows, n. a bat. [A.S. hréremús—hréran, to move, mús, a mouse.]
English · e-38699-6037 · brief source recordReresupper, rēr′sup-ėr, n. a late supper.
English · e-38699-6038 · brief source recordRereward. Same as Rearward.
English · e-38699-6039 · brief source recordRes, rēz, n. a thing, a point.—Res angusta domi, straitened circumstances; Res gestæ, things done; Res judicāta, a matter decided.
English · e-38699-6040Resail, rē-sāl′, v.i. to sail back.
English · e-38699-6041 · brief source recordResale, rē-sāl′, n. a second sale.
English · e-38699-6042 · brief source recordResalute, rē-sa-lūt′, v.t. to salute anew or in return.
English · e-38699-6043 · brief source recordResaw, rē-saw′, v.t. to saw into still thinner pieces.
English · e-38699-6044 · brief source recordRescind, rē-sind′, v.t. to cut away or off: to annul: to repeal: to reverse.—adj. Rescind′able.—ns. Rescind′ment; Rescis′sion, the act of rescinding: the act of annulling or repealing.—adj. Rescis′sory.—Rescissory action
English · e-38699-6045Rescore, rē-skōr′, v.t. to rearrange music for voices and instruments.
English · e-38699-6046 · brief source recordRescribe, rē-skrīb′, v.t. to write again.—n. Rescrib′endāry, a papal official who determines what documents are to be copied and registered, &c.
English · e-38699-6047Rescript, rē′skript, n. the official answer of a pope or an emperor to any legal question: an edict or decree.—n. Rescrip′tion, the answering of a letter.—adj. Rescrip′tive.—adv. Rescrip′tively. [Fr.,—L. rescriptum—re-,
English · e-38699-6048Rescue, res′kū, v.t. to free from danger or violence: to deliver: to liberate:—pr.p. res′cūing; pa.t. and pa.p. res′cūed.—n. the act of rescuing: deliverance from violence or danger: forcible release from arrest or impri
English · e-38699-6049Rescue-grass, res′kū-gras, n. a species of brome-grass, native to South America.
English · e-38699-6050 · brief source recordResearch, rē-sėrch′, n. a careful search: diligent examination or investigation: scrutiny.—v.i. to examine anew.—n. Research′er.—adj. Research′ful, inquisitive, prone to investigation.
English · e-38699-6051Reseat, rē-sēt′, v.t. to furnish with new seats.
English · e-38699-6052 · brief source recordRéseau, rā-zō′, n. a fine meshed ground for lace-work.
English · e-38699-6053 · brief source recordResection, rē-sek′shun, n. act of cutting off: removal of a bone's articular extremity.—v.t. Resect′, to cut off. [L. resecāre, re-, again, secāre, to cut.]
English · e-38699-6054Reseda, rē-sē′da, n. a genus of polypetalous plants, the mignonette family.
English · e-38699-6055 · brief source recordReseek, rē-sēk′, v.t. and v.i. to seek again.
English · e-38699-6056 · brief source recordReseize, rē-sēz′, v.t. (Spens.) to seize again: to reinstate.—ns. Reseiz′er; Reseiz′ūre.
English · e-38699-6057 · brief source recordResell, rē-sel′, v.t. to sell again.
English · e-38699-6058 · brief source recordResemble, rē-zem′bl, v.t. to be similar to: to have the likeness of: to possess similar qualities or appearance: to compare: to make like.—adj. Resemblable, admitting of being compared.—n. Resem′blance, the state of rese
English · e-38699-6059Reseminate, rē-sem′i-nāt, v.t. to propagate again.
English · e-38699-6060 · brief source recordResend, rē-send′, v.t. to send again or back.
English · e-38699-6061 · brief source recordResent, rē-zent′, v.t. to take ill: to consider as an injury or affront: to be indignant at: to express indignation: to have a strong perception of: to perceive by the sense of smell—v.i. to be indignant.—n. Resent′er.—a
English · e-38699-6062Reserve, rē-zėrv′, v.t. to keep back: to keep for future or other use: to retain, except: to keep safe.—n. that which is reserved: that which is kept for future use: a part of an army or a fleet reserved to assist those
English · e-38699-6063Reserved, rē-zėrvd′, adj. characterised by reserve: not free or frank in words or behaviour: shy: cold.—adv. Reser′vedly.—ns. Reser′vedness; Reser′ver.—Reserved case, a sin, the power to absolve from which is reserved to
English · e-38699-6064Reservoir, rez′ėr-vwor, n. a place where anything is kept in store: a place where water and other liquids are stored for use.—Also v.t. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6065Reset, rē-set′, v.t. and v.i. to set again.—n. printed matter set over again.—adj. Reset′table (Tenn.), that may be reset.
English · e-38699-6066Reset, re-set′, v.t. (Scot.) to receive and hide, as stolen goods, or a criminal.—n. Reset′ter, one who receives and hides stolen goods. [Perh. receipt.]
English · e-38699-6067Resettle, rē-set′l, v.t, and v.i. to settle again.—n. Resett′lement.
English · e-38699-6068 · brief source recordReshape, rē-shāp′, v.t. to give a new shape to.
English · e-38699-6069 · brief source recordReship, rē-ship′, v.t. to ship again.—n. Reship′ment, the act of reshipping: things reshipped.
English · e-38699-6070 · brief source recordResiant, rez′i-ant, adj. (obs.) resident, always residing in a place.—n. Res′iance. [Doublet of resident.]
English · e-38699-6071 · brief source recordReside, rē-zīd′, v.i. to remain sitting: to dwell permanently: to abide: to live: to inhere.—ns. Res′idence, act of dwelling in a place: place where one resides, a domicile: that in which anything permanently inheres: th
English · e-38699-6072Residue, rez′i-dū, n. that which is left behind after a part is taken away: the remainder: the residuum of an estate after payment of debts and legacies.—adj. Resid′ual, remaining as residue.—n. that which remains after
English · e-38699-6073Resign, rē-sīn′, v.t. to sign again.
English · e-38699-6074 · brief source recordResign, rē-zīn′, v.t. to yield up to another: to submit calmly: to relinquish: to entrust.—v.i. to submit one's self: to give up an office, &c.—n. Resignā′tion, act of giving up: state of being resigned or quietly submis
English · e-38699-6075Resile, rē-zīl′, v.i. to leap back: to fly from: to recoil, to recede:—pr.p. resīl′ing; pa.p. resīled′.—ns. Resile′ment; Resil′ience, Resil′iency, act of springing back or rebounding.—adj. Resil′ient, springing back or r
English · e-38699-6076Resin, rez′in, n. an amorphous substance that exudes from plants, supposed to be the product of oxidation of volatile oils secreted by the plant: the precipitate obtained from a vegetable tincture by treatment with water
English · e-38699-6077Resinata, rez-i-nā′ta, n. the common white wine in Greece, its peculiar odour due to the resin of the wine.—v.t. Res′ināte.
English · e-38699-6078Resipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.—adj. Resipis′cent, right-minded. [Fr.,—L. resipiscentia—resipiscĕre, to repent—re-, again, sapĕre, to be wise.]
English · e-38699-6079Resist, rē-zist′, v.t. to strive against: to oppose.—v.i. to make opposition.—n. a composition applied to a surface to enable it to resist chemical action: a material, as a paste, applied to a fabric to prevent the actio
English · e-38699-6080Resmooth, rē-smōōth′, v.t. to smooth again.
English · e-38699-6081 · brief source recordResolder, rē-sol′dėr, v.t. to solder again.
English · e-38699-6082 · brief source recordResoluble, rez′ō-lū-bl, adj. that may be resolved, soluble.—n. Res′olubleness.
English · e-38699-6083 · brief source recordResolute, rez′ō-lūt, adj. resolved: determined: having a fixed purpose: constant in pursuing a purpose: bold.—n. a determined person.—adv. Res′olūtely.—n. Res′olūteness.
English · e-38699-6084Resolution, rez-o-lū′shun, n. act of resolving: analysis: solution: state of being resolved: fixed determination: steadiness: that which is resolved: certainty: (mus.) the relieving of a discord by a following concord: a
English · e-38699-6085Resolve, rē-zolv′, v.t. to separate into parts: to analyse: to free from doubt or difficulty: to explain: to decide: to fix by resolution or formal declaration: (math.) to solve: (med.) to disperse, as a tumour: (mus.) t
English · e-38699-6086Resonance, rez′ō-nans, n. act of resounding: the returning of sound by reflection or by the production of vibrations in other bodies: the sound discovered by means of auscultation—also Res′onancy.—n. Res′onance-box, a ch
English · e-38699-6087Resorb, rē-sorb′, v.t. to reabsorb, to swallow up.—adj. Resorb′ent. [L. resorbĕre, to suck back.]
English · e-38699-6088 · brief source recordResorcin, rē-sor′sin, n. a colourless crystalline phenol.—adj. Resor′cinal.—n. Resor′cinism. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6089 · brief source recordResorption, rē-sorp′shun, n. the disappearance of an organ by absorption.—adj. Resorp′tive.
English · e-38699-6090 · brief source recordResort, rē-zort′, v.i. to go: to betake one's self: to have recourse: to apply.—n. act of resorting: a place much frequented: a haunt: resource: company.—n. Resort′er, a frequenter.—Last resort, the last means of relief,
English · e-38699-6091Resound, rē-zownd′, v.t. to sound back: to echo: to praise or celebrate with sound: to spread the fame of.—v.i. to be sent back or echoed: to echo: to sound loudly: to be much mentioned.—ns. Resound′; Resound′er, a monot
English · e-38699-6092Resource, re-sōrs′, n. a source of help: an expedient: (pl.) means of raising money: means of any kind: funds.—adj. Resource′ful, shifty.—n. Resource′fulness.—adj. Resource′less. [O. Fr. resource—resourdre—L. resurgĕre,
English · e-38699-6093Resow, rē-sō′, v.t. to sow again.
English · e-38699-6094 · brief source recordRespeak, rē-spēk′, v.i. to speak again, echo.
English · e-38699-6095 · brief source recordRespect, rē-spekt′, v.t. to esteem for merit: to honour: to relate to: to regard unduly: to heed.—n. act of esteeming highly: regard: expression of esteem: deportment arising from esteem: relation: reference: point of vi
English · e-38699-6096Respell, rē-spel′, v.t. to spell again, or in new form.
English · e-38699-6097 · brief source recordResperse, rē-spers′, v.t. to sprinkle.—n. Resper′sion.
English · e-38699-6098 · brief source recordRespire, rē-spīr′, v.i. to breathe again and again: to breathe: to take rest.—v.t. to breathe out—in the higher animals there is an absorption of oxygen and a discharge of carbonic acid, also in plants.—n. Respīrabil′ity
English · e-38699-6099Respite, res′pit, n. temporary cessation of anything: pause: interval of rest: (law) temporary suspension of the execution of a criminal.—v.t. to grant a respite to: to relieve by a pause: to delay.—adj. Res′piteless. [O
English · e-38699-6100Resplendent, rē-splen′dent, adj. very splendid, shining brilliantly: very bright: (her.) issuing rays.—ns. Resplen′dence, Resplen′dency, state of being resplendent.—adv. Resplen′dently. [L. resplendēre—re-, inten., splen
English · e-38699-6101Resplit, rē-split′, v.t. to split again.
English · e-38699-6102 · brief source recordRespond, rē-spond′, v.i. to answer or reply: to correspond to or suit: to be answerable: to make a liturgical response: to be liable for payment.—v.t. to satisfy.—n. a versicle, &c., occurring at intervals, as in the res
English · e-38699-6103Ressaut, res-awt′, n. (archit.) a projection of one part from another. [Fr.,—L. resilīre, to leap back.]
English · e-38699-6104 · brief source recordRest, rest, n. cessation from motion or disturbance: peace: quiet: sleep: the final sleep, or death: place of rest, as an inn, &c.: repose: release: security: tranquillity: stay: that on which anything rests or is suppor
English · e-38699-6105Rest, rest, n. that which remains after the separation of a part: remainder: others: balance of assets above liabilities.—v.i. to remain.—For the rest, as regards other matters. [Fr. reste—L. restāre, to remain—re-, back
English · e-38699-6106Rest, rest, v.t. (coll.) to arrest.
English · e-38699-6107 · brief source recordRest-harrow, rest′-har′ō, n. a half-shrubby plant with a spiny stem and tough, woody roots, common in ill-cleaned land: a small moth.
English · e-38699-6113Restant, res′tant, adj. remaining persistent.
English · e-38699-6108 · brief source recordRestate, rē-stāt′, v.t. to state again.—n. Restate′ment.
English · e-38699-6109 · brief source recordRestaur, res-tawr′, n. the remedy which assurers have against each other, or a person has against his guarantor. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6110 · brief source recordRestaurant, res′tō-rang, or res′tō-rant, n. a house for the sale of refreshments: an eating-house.—n. Restaurateur (res-tō′ra-tėr), the keeper of a restaurant. [Fr.,—restaurer, to restore.]
English · e-38699-6111Restem, rē-stem′, v.t. (Shak.) to force back against the current: to move back against, as a current.
English · e-38699-6112 · brief source recordRestibrachium, res-ti-brā′ki-um, n. (anat.) the inferior peduncle of the cerebellum.—adj. Restibrā′chial.
English · e-38699-6114 · brief source recordRestiff, an obsolete form of restive.
English · e-38699-6115 · brief source recordRestiform, res′ti-form, adj. cord-like.—Restiform body, the inferior peduncle of the cerebellum. [L. restis, a net, forma, form.]
English · e-38699-6116Restily, res′ti-li, adv. stubbornly, sluggishly.
English · e-38699-6117 · brief source recordRestinction, rē-stingk′shun, n. the act of extinguishing.—v.t. Resting′uish, to quench.
English · e-38699-6118 · brief source recordRestio, res′ti-ō, n. a genus of glumaceous plants.—n. Restioi′deæ.
English · e-38699-6119 · brief source recordRestipulate, rē-stip′ū-lāt, v.i. to stipulate anew.—n. Restipulā′tion.
English · e-38699-6120 · brief source recordRestitution, res-ti-tū′shun, n. act of restoring what was lost or taken away: indemnification: making good: (law) the restoration of what a party had gained by a judgment.—v.t. Res′titūte (obs.), to restore.—adj. Res′tit
English · e-38699-6121Restive, res′tiv, adj. unwilling to go forward: obstinate: jibbing back like a restive horse.—adv. Res′tively.—n. Res′tiveness. [O. Fr. restif—L. restāre, to rest.]
English · e-38699-6122Restless, rest′les, adj. in continual motion: uneasy: passed in unquietness: seeking change or action: unsettled: turbulent.—adv. Rest′lessly.—n. Rest′lessness. [Rest, cessation from motion.]
English · e-38699-6123Restore, rē-stōr′, v.t. to repair: to replace: to return: to bring back to its former state: to revive: to cure: to compensate: to mend: (mus.) to bring a note back to its original signification.—adj. Restōr′able, that m
English · e-38699-6124Restrain, rē-strān′, v.t. to hold back: to check: to withhold, to forbid: to hinder: to limit.—adj. Restrain′able, capable of being restrained.—adv. Restrain′edly.—n. Restrain′er (phot.), a chemical used to retard the ac
English · e-38699-6125Restrengthen, rē-strength′n, v.t. to strengthen anew.
English · e-38699-6126 · brief source recordRestriall, rē-strī′al, adj. (her.) divided barwise, palewise, and pilewise.
English · e-38699-6127 · brief source recordRestrict, rē-strikt′, v.t. to limit: to confine: to repress: to attach limitations.—adv. Restric′tedly.—n. Restric′tion, act of restricting: limitation: confinement.—adj. Restric′tive, having the power or tendency to res
English · e-38699-6128Restrike, rē-strīk′, v.t. to strike again, as a coin.
English · e-38699-6129 · brief source recordRestringe, rē-strinj′, v.t. to contract: to astringe.—ns. Restrin′gend, Restrin′gent, an astringent.
English · e-38699-6130 · brief source recordResty, rest′i, adj. (Spens.) restive: (Milt.) disposed to rest, indolent.
English · e-38699-6131 · brief source recordResublime, rē-sub-līm′, v.t. to sublime again.—n. Resublimā′tion.
English · e-38699-6132 · brief source recordResudation, rē-sū-dā′shun, n. a sweating again.
English · e-38699-6133 · brief source recordResult, rē-zult′, v.i. to issue (with in): to follow as a consequence from facts: to rebound: to be the outcome: to terminate.—n. consequence: conclusion: decision: resolution, as the result of a council.—n. Resul′tance,
English · e-38699-6134Resume, rē-zūm′, v.t. to take back what has been given: to take up again: to begin again after interruption.—adj. Resū′mable, liable to be taken back again, or taken up again. [L. resumĕre—re-, back, sumĕre, sumptum, to
English · e-38699-6135Résumé, rā-zū-mā′, n. a summing up: a summary.—v.t. Resume′. [Fr.,—L. resumĕre, to resume.]
English · e-38699-6136 · brief source recordResummon, rē-sum′un, v.t. to summon again: to recover.—n. Resumm′ons, a second summons.
English · e-38699-6137 · brief source recordResumption, rē-zump′shun, n. act of resuming or taking back again, as the resumption of a grant: the return to special payments.—adj. Resump′tive.—n. a restoring medicine.
English · e-38699-6138Resupinate, rē-sū′pin-āt, adj. lying on the back: (bot.) inverted in position by a twisting of the stalk upside down—also Resūpine′.—n. Resupinā′tion. [L. resupinatus, pa.p. pass. of resupināre, to bend back—re-, back, s
English · e-38699-6139Resurge, rē-surj′, v.i. to rise again.—n. Resur′gence.—adj. Resur′gent, rising again or from the dead.—v.t. Resurrect′ (coll.), to restore to life.—n. Resurrec′tion, the rising again from the dead: the life thereafter: a
English · e-38699-6140Resurprise, rē-sur-prīz′, n. a second surprise.
English · e-38699-6141 · brief source recordResurvey, rē-sur-vā′, v.t. to survey again, to review.—n. a second or renewed survey.
English · e-38699-6142 · brief source recordResuscitate, rē-sus′i-tāt, v.t. to revive, to revivify.—v.i. to revive: to awaken and come to life again.—adjs. Resus′citable; Resus′citant.—n. one who, or that which, resuscitates.—n. Resuscitā′tion, act of reviving fro
English · e-38699-6143Ret, ret, v.t. to expose hemp, jute, &c. to moisture.
English · e-38699-6144 · brief source recordRetable, rē-tā′bl, n. a shelf behind the altar for the display of lights, vases of flowers, &c. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6145 · brief source recordRetail, rē-tāl′, v.t. to sell or deal out in small parts: to sell in broken parts, or at second hand: to hand down by report.—adj. pertaining to retail.—ns. Rē′tail, the sale of goods in small quantities; Retail′er; Reta
English · e-38699-6146Retaille, rė-ta-lyā′, adj. (her.) cut or divided twice.
English · e-38699-6147 · brief source recordRetain, rē-tān′, v.t. to keep in possession: to detain: to employ by a fee paid: to restrain: to keep up, as to retain a custom: to keep in mind.—adj. Retain′able, that may be retained.—ns. Retain′er, one who is retained
English · e-38699-6148Retake, rē-tāk′, v.t. to take or receive again: to recapture.
English · e-38699-6149 · brief source recordRetaliate, rē-tal′i-āt, v.t. to return like for like: to repay.—v.i. to return like for like.—n. Retaliā′tion, act of retaliating: 'lex talionis:' retribution.—adjs. Retal′iātive, Retal′iātory, returning like for like. [
English · e-38699-6150Retama, re-tä′mä, or re-tā′mä, n. a group of yellow-flowered shrubs, with rush-like branches.
English · e-38699-6151 · brief source recordRetard, rē-tärd′, v.t. to keep back: to delay: to defer.—adj. Retar′dant.—n. Retardā′tion, delay: hinderance: obstacle: (phys.) a continuous decrement in velocity: in acoustics, the distance by which one wave is behind a
English · e-38699-6152Retch, rech, v.i. to try to vomit: to strain: to reach. [A.S. hrǽcan—hrǽc, a cough; Ice. hrækja.]
English · e-38699-6153 · brief source recordRetchless, rech′les, adj. (obs.) reckless.—adv. Retch′lessly.—n. Retch′lessness.
English · e-38699-6154 · brief source recordRete, rē′tē, n. a network of blood-vessels, a plexus.—adjs. Retē′cious; Rē′tial.
English · e-38699-6155 · brief source recordRetection, rē-tek′shun, n. the act of disclosing something concealed.
English · e-38699-6156 · brief source recordRetell, rē-tel′, v.t. to tell again.
English · e-38699-6157 · brief source recordRetention, rē-ten′shun, n. act or power of retaining: memory: restraint: custody: preservation: (med.) power of retaining, inability to void: (Scots law) a lien, the right of withholding a debt until a debt due to the cl
English · e-38699-6158Retepore, rē′te-pōr, n. a coral of the genus Reteporidæ.
English · e-38699-6159 · brief source recordRetex, rē-teks′, v.t. to annul.
English · e-38699-6160 · brief source recordRetexture, rē-tekst′ūr, n. a second or new texture.
English · e-38699-6161 · brief source recordRetiary, rē′shi-ā-ri, adj. net-like: constructing a web to catch prey: provided with a net.—n. a gladiator who fights with a net—also Retiā′rius.—n.pl. Rē′tiāriæ, the spinning spiders. [L. retiarius—rete, a net.]
English · e-38699-6162Reticence, ret′i-sens, n. concealment by silence: reserve in speech—also Ret′icency.—adj. Ret′icent, concealing by silence: reserved in speech. [Fr.,—L. reticēre—re-, tacēre, to be silent.]
English · e-38699-6163Reticle, ret′i-kl, n. Same as Reticule.
English · e-38699-6164 · brief source recordReticule, ret′i-kūl, Reticle, ret′i-kl, n. a little network bag: a lady's workbag: an attachment to a telescope consisting of a network of lines ruled on glass.—adj. Retic′ular, having the form of network: formed with in
English · e-38699-6165Retiercé, rē-tyār′sā, adj. (her.) divided fesswise into three equal parts.
English · e-38699-6166 · brief source recordRetifera, rē-tif′er-a, n. the true limpet.
English · e-38699-6167 · brief source recordRetiform, rē′ti-form, adj. having the form or structure of a net. [L. rete, net, forma, form.]
English · e-38699-6168 · brief source recordRetina, ret′i-na, n. the innermost coating of the eye, consisting of a fine network of optic nerves.—adj. Ret′inal, pertaining to the retina of the eye.—n. Retinī′tis, inflammation of the retina. [Fr.,—L. rete, a net.]
English · e-38699-6169Retinaculum, ret-i-nak′ū-lum, n. (anat.) a connecting band: one of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones of the larger joints: (zool.) one of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain wo
English · e-38699-6170Retinalite, rē-tin′a-līt, n. a green translucent variety of serpentine.
English · e-38699-6171 · brief source recordRetinerved, rē′ti-nėrvd, adj. netted, veined.
English · e-38699-6172 · brief source recordRetinite, ret′i-nīt, n. pitch-stone or obsidian.
English · e-38699-6173 · brief source recordRetinoid, ret′i-noid, adj. resin-like.
English · e-38699-6174 · brief source recordRetinol, ret′i-nol, n. a hydro-carbon oil used in printers' ink.
English · e-38699-6175 · brief source recordRetinophora, ret-i-nof′ō-ra, n. a cell of the embryonic eye of anthropods.
English · e-38699-6176 · brief source recordRetinoscopy, ret′in-ō-skō-pi, n. examination of the retina with an ophthalmoscope.
English · e-38699-6177 · brief source recordRetinospora, ret-in-os′pō-ra, n. a genus of coniferous trees, in use for lawn decoration.
English · e-38699-6178 · brief source recordRetinue, ret′i-nū, n. the body of retainers who follow a person of rank: a suite: a cortege. [Retain.]
English · e-38699-6179 · brief source recordRetinula, rē-tin′ū-la, n. (entom.) a group of pigmented cells.—adj. Retin′ular.
English · e-38699-6180 · brief source recordRetiped, rē′tip-ed, n. having reticulated tarsi.
English · e-38699-6181 · brief source recordRetiracy, rē-tīr′ā-si, n. retirement.
English · e-38699-6182 · brief source recordRetirade, ret-i-räd′, n. a retrenchment in the body of a bastion which a garrison may defend. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6183 · brief source recordRetire, rē-tīr′, v.i. to draw back: to retreat: to recede: to go to bed.—v.t. to withdraw from circulation, as to retire a bill: to cause to retire.—n. a call sounded on a bugle: act of retiring: retreat: (obs.) a place
English · e-38699-6184Retitelæ, ret-i-tē′lē, n.pl. a group of spiders which spin irregular webs.—n. Retitelā′rian.
English · e-38699-6185 · brief source recordRetold, rē-tōld′, pa.t. and pa.p. of retell.
English · e-38699-6186 · brief source recordRetorque, rē-tōrk′, v.t. (obs.) to turn back.
English · e-38699-6187 · brief source recordRetorsion, rē-tōr′shun, n. retaliation.
English · e-38699-6188 · brief source recordRetort, rē-tort′, v.t. to throw back: to return: to retaliate: to separate by means of a retort.—v.i. to make a sharp reply.—n. a ready and sharp reply: a witty answer: a vessel used in distillation, properly a spiral tu
English · e-38699-6189Retoss, rē-tos′, v.t. to toss back.
English · e-38699-6190 · brief source recordRetouch, rē-tuch′, v.t. to improve, as a picture, by new touches.—n. the reapplication of the artist's hand to a work: (phot.) the act of finishing and correcting.—ns. Retouch′er; Retouch′ment.—Retouching frame, a desk f
English · e-38699-6191Retour, rē-tōōr′, n. a returning: (Scots law) an extract from chancery of the service of an heir to his ancestor.—adj. Retoured′.
English · e-38699-6192Retourn, rē-turn′, v.t. (Spens.) to turn back.
English · e-38699-6193 · brief source recordRetrace, rē-trās′, v.t. to trace back: to go back by the same course: to renew the outline of: to repeat.—adj. Retrace′able.
English · e-38699-6194Retract, rē-trakt′, v.t. to retrace or draw back: to recall: to recant.—v.i. to take back what has been said or granted.—adjs. Retrac′table, Retrac′tible, capable of being retracted or recalled.—n. Retractā′tion.—p.adj.
English · e-38699-6195Retrad, rē′trad, adv. (anat.) backward.
English · e-38699-6196 · brief source recordRetrahens, rē′trā-henz, n. (anat.) a muscle which draws the ear backward.—adj. Rē′trāhent.
English · e-38699-6197 · brief source recordRetrait, rē-trāt′, n. (Spens.) a picture, a portrait: aspect.—adj. retired. [O. Fr.,—retraire, to draw back, to take a portrait—L. retrahĕre—re-, back, trahĕre, to draw.]
English · e-38699-6198Retral, rē′tral, adj. back, posterior.
English · e-38699-6199 · brief source recordRetranché, re-trong-shā′, adj. (her.) divided bend-wise twice or into three parts.
English · e-38699-6200 · brief source recordRetransfer, rē-trans-fėr′, v.t. to transfer back.—n. Retrans′fer.
English · e-38699-6201 · brief source recordRetransform, rē-trans-form′, v.t. to transform or change back again.—n. Retransformā′tion, a second or renewed transformation: a change back to a former state.
English · e-38699-6202Retranslate, rē-trans-lāt′, v.t. to translate anew: to translate back into the original languages.—n. Retranslā′tion.
English · e-38699-6203 · brief source recordRetransmission, rē-trans-mish′un, n. a repeated transmission.—v.t. Rē′transmit.
English · e-38699-6204 · brief source recordRetrate, rē-trāt′, n. (Spens.)=retreat.
English · e-38699-6205 · brief source recordRetraverse, rē-trav′ėrs, v.t. to traverse again.
English · e-38699-6206 · brief source recordRetraxit, rē-trak′sit, n. (law) the open renunciation of a suit in court.
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