| withdrawal | (noun) the act of withdrawing | - |
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| (noun) formal separation from an alliance or federation | Synonyms: secession |
| (noun) the termination of drug taking | Synonyms: drug withdrawal |
| (noun) the act of taking out money or other capital | - |
| (noun) a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | Synonyms: coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal method |
| (noun) the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. | - |
| (noun) the act of ceasing to participate in an activity | - |
| (noun) a retraction of a previously held position | Synonyms: backdown, climb-down |
| (noun) avoiding emotional involvement | Synonyms: detachment |
| withdrawer | (noun) a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited | - |
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| (noun) a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled | - |
| (noun) a contestant who withdraws from competition | - |
| (noun) a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics | - |
| (noun) an individualist who withdraws from social interaction | - |
| (noun) an authority who withdraws permission | - |
| withdrawnness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness |
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| withe | (noun) band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems | - |
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| (noun) strong flexible twig | Synonyms: withy |
| withering | (noun) any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | Synonyms: atrophy |
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| withers | (noun) the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals | - |
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| withholder | (noun) a person who restrains or checks or holds back | - |
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| (noun) a person who refrains from granting | - |
| withholding | (noun) the act of deducting from an employee's salary | - |
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| (noun) the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control | - |
| (noun) income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer | Synonyms: withholding tax |
| withstander | (noun) an opponent who resists with force or resolution | - |
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| (noun) a fighter who holds out against attack | Synonyms: defender |
| withy | (noun) strong flexible twig | Synonyms: withe |
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