reticence | (noun) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary | Synonyms: reserve, taciturnity |
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reticent | (adjective) temperamentally disinclined to talk | Synonyms: untalkative |
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(adjective) reluctant to draw attention to yourself | Synonyms: retiring, self-effacing |
(adjective) cool and formal in manner | Synonyms: restrained, unemotional |
reticently | (adverb) with reticence; in a reticent manner | - |
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retick | (verb) sew | Synonyms: tick |
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reticle | (noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | Synonyms: graticule, reticule |
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reticular | (adjective) resembling or forming a network | Synonyms: reticulate |
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reticulate | (adjective) resembling or forming a network | Synonyms: reticular |
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(verb) divide so as to form a network | - |
(verb) distribute by a network, as of water or electricity | - |
(verb) form a net or a network | - |
reticulation | (noun) an arrangement resembling a net or network | - |
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(noun) (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion | - |
reticule | (noun) a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries | - |
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(noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | Synonyms: graticule, reticle |
reticulocyte | (noun) an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules | - |
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reticulum | (noun) the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | Synonyms: second stomach |
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(noun) any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) | - |
retie | (verb) tie again or anew | - |
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retina | (noun) the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | - |
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retinal | (adjective) in or relating to the retina of the eye | - |
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(noun) either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light | Synonyms: retinene |
retinene | (noun) either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light | Synonyms: retinal |
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retinitis | (noun) inflammation of the retina | - |
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retinoblastoma | (noun) malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells | - |
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retinol | (noun) an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene | Synonyms: vitamin A1 |
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retinopathy | (noun) a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision | - |
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retinue | (noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, entourage, suite |
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retire | (verb) prepare for sleep | Synonyms: bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, sack out, turn in |
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(verb) cause to get out | Synonyms: strike out |
(verb) cause to be out on a fielding play | Synonyms: put out |
(verb) lose interest | Synonyms: withdraw |
(verb) pull back or move away or backward | Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw |
(verb) dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) | - |
(verb) break from a meeting or gathering | Synonyms: adjourn, withdraw |
(verb) go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position | - |
(verb) withdraw from active participation | Synonyms: withdraw |
(verb) make (someone) retire | - |
(verb) withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds | - |
retired | (adjective) no longer active in your work or profession | - |
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retiree | (noun) someone who has retired from active working | Synonyms: retired person |
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retirement | (noun) withdrawal from your position or occupation | - |
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(noun) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation | Synonyms: retreat |
(noun) the state of being retired from one's business or occupation | - |
retiring | (adjective) not arrogant or presuming | Synonyms: unassuming |
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(adjective) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | Synonyms: past, preceding |
(adjective) reluctant to draw attention to yourself | Synonyms: reticent, self-effacing |