| axletree | (noun) a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve | - |
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| centimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | Synonyms: centimeter, cm |
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| decametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm |
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| decimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter | Synonyms: decimeter, dm |
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| dekametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dkm |
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| doubletree | (noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast | - |
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| femtometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter | Synonyms: femtometer, fermi |
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| hectometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters | Synonyms: hectometer, hm |
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| kilometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | Synonyms: kilometer, klick, km |
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| metre | (noun) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | Synonyms: meter, time |
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| (noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: beat, cadence, measure, meter |
| (noun) the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) | Synonyms: m, meter |
| metrestick | (noun) a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) | Synonyms: meterstick |
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| micrometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | Synonyms: micrometer, micron |
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| micromillimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimeter, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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| millimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter | Synonyms: millimeter, mm |
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| myriametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: mym, myriameter |
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| nanometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nm |
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| petrel | (noun) relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land | - |
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| picometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromicron, picometer |
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| proprietress | (noun) a woman proprietor | - |
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| retread | (noun) a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads | Synonyms: recap |
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| (verb) give new treads to (a tire) | Synonyms: remold, remould |
| (verb) use again in altered form | Synonyms: make over, rework |
| retreat | (noun) (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat | - |
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| (noun) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation | Synonyms: retirement |
| (noun) the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) | - |
| (noun) an area where you can be alone | Synonyms: hideaway |
| (noun) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset | - |
| (noun) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position | - |
| (noun) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet | - |
| (verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, withdraw |
| (verb) pull back or move away or backward | Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw |
| (verb) move back | Synonyms: retrograde |
| (verb) move away, as for privacy | - |
| retreatant | (noun) a participant in a religious retreat | - |
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| retreated | (noun) people who have retreated | - |
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| retrench | (verb) make a reduction, as in one's workforce | - |
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| (verb) tighten one's belt; use resources carefully | - |
| retrenchment | (noun) the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | Synonyms: curtailment, downsizing |
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| (noun) entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense | - |
| saltpetre | (noun) (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | Synonyms: niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter |
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| shoetree | (noun) a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn | - |
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| (verb) stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | Synonyms: tree |
| swingletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: whiffletree, whippletree |
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| tetrel | (noun) any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group. | Synonyms: carbon group element, crystallogen, Group 14 element, tetragen |
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| whiffletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: swingletree, whippletree |
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| whippletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: swingletree, whiffletree |
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