| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. [4 definitions] |
| retrograde amnesia |
amnesia about events that occurred just before the onset of the amnesia. |
| retrogress |
to return to a former, usu. inferior condition; degenerate; revert. |
| retrorocket |
a small rocket engine mounted so that its direction of thrust is opposite to the direction of the main rocket, used for slowing down, changing direction, or the like. |
| retrorse |
turned backward or downward, as some petals. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| retrospection |
the act, an instance, or the ability of reviewing past events. [2 definitions] |
| retrospective |
looking back on or thinking of the past. [3 definitions] |
| retroussé |
turned upward, as a nose. |
| retrovirus |
any of a group of related RNA viruses, such as those that cause leukemia and AIDS, in which a reversal of genetic transcription occurs, from RNA to DNA rather than from DNA to RNA. |
| retry |
combined form of try. |
| retsina |
a Greek wine with pine resin added to it. |
| retune |
combined form of tune. |
| return |
to go or come back, as to a previous place or circumstance. [23 definitions] |
| returnable |
capable of being returned, re-sold, or reused. [2 definitions] |
| return address |
the address of the person who sends a letter. |
| returnee |
a person who has returned, as from a trip, or to school after having stopped attending for a while. |
| return ticket |
(chiefly British) a ticket that allows a person to travel to a given destination and back to the starting point; round trip ticket. |
| retype |
combined form of type. |
| Reuben |
a hot sandwich made with rye bread filled with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and a dressing. |
| reunification |
the act or state of being united again. |