Reticence (n.) A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject.
Reticency (n.) Reticence.
Reticent (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
Reticle (n.) A small net.
Reticle (n.) A reticule. See Reticule, 2.
Reticular (a.) Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with interstices; retiform; as, reticular cartilage; a reticular leaf.
Reticular (a.) Of or pertaining to a reticulum.
Reticularia (n. pl.) An extensive division of rhizopods in which the pseudopodia are more or less slender and coalesce at certain points, forming irregular meshes. It includes the shelled Foraminifera, together with some groups which lack a true shell.
Reticularian (n.) One of the Reticularia.
Reticularly (adv.) In a reticular manner.
Reticulate (a.) Alt. of Reticulated
Reticulated (a.) Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
Reticulated (a.) Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect.
Reticulation (n.) The quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net.
Reticule (n..) A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.
Reticule (n..) A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle.
Reticulosa (n. pl.) Same as Reticularia.
Reticulose (a.) Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated sructure.
Reticula (pl. ) of Reticulum
Reticulum (n.) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach.
Reticulum (n.) The neuroglia.
Retiform (a.) Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye.
Retina (n.) The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye.
Retinacula (pl. ) of Retinaculum
Retinaculum (n.) A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves.
Retinaculum (n.) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
Retinaculum (n.) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
Retinaculum (n.) A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.
Retinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the retina.
Retinalite (n.) A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster.
Retinasphalt (n.) Alt. of Retinasphaltum
Retinasphaltum (n.) Retinite.
Retinerved (a.) Having reticulated veins.
Retinea (pl. ) of Retineum
Retineum (n.) That part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate.
Retinic (a.) Of or pertaining to resin; derived from resin; specifically, designating an acid found in certain fossil resins and hydrocarbons.
Retinite (n.) An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal.
Retinitis (n.) Inflammation of the retina.
Retinoid (a.) Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such.
Retinol (n.) A hydrocarbon oil obtained by the distillation of resin, -- used in printer's ink.
Retiniphorae (pl. ) of Retinophora
Retinophora (n.) One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrillae. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
Retinophoral (a.) Of or pertaining to retinophorae.
Retinoscopy (n.) The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
Retinue (n.) The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.
Retinulae (pl. ) of Retinula
Retinula (n.) One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
Retinulate (a.) Having, or characterized by, retinul/.
Retiped (n.) A bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi.
Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Retirade (n.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle.
Retired (imp. & p. p.) of Retire
Retiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retire
Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Retire (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
Retire (v. t.) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
Retire (v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.
Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
Retire (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.
Retire (n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.
Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.
Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.
Retirement (n.) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Retirer (n.) One who retires.
Retiring (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners.
Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.
Retistene (n.) A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene.
Retitelae (n. pl.) A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also Retitelariae.
Retold () imp. & p. p. of Retell.
Retorsion (n.) Same as Retortion.
Retorted (imp. & p. p.) of Retort
Retorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retort
Retort (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
Retort (n.) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
Retort (n.) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
Retort (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.
Retort (v. t.) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.
Retorter (n.) One who retorts.
Retortion (v. t.) Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
Retortion (v. t.) Retaliation.
Retortive (a.) Containing retort.
Retoss (v. t.) To toss back or again.
Retouch (v. t.) To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.
Retouch (v. t.) To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.
Retouch (n.) A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like.
Retoucher (n.) One who retouches.
Retrace (v. t.) To trace back, as a line.
Retrace (v. t.) To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings.
Retrace (v. t.) To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.
Retracted (imp. & p. p.) of Retract
Retracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retract
Retract (v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
Retract (v. t.) To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
Retract (v. i.) To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.