| retrench |
to cut back on or reduce (expenses or scope of action). [2 definitions] |
| retrenchment |
the act of reducing expenses or scope of action. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, esp. punishment for evil. |
| retrieval |
the act or process of retrieving or regaining. [2 definitions] |
| retrieve |
to bring or get back; regain; recover. [8 definitions] |
| retriever |
one of several breeds of dogs trained to retrieve wounded or killed game. [2 definitions] |
| retro1 |
a retrorocket. |
| retro2 |
designating or pertaining to an earlier style of hairdressing, clothing, or the like, that has been brought back. |
| retro- |
back; backward; behind. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| retrocede1 |
to go or move back; recede; retire. |
| retrocede2 |
to surrender or give back to (territory). |
| retrofire |
to ignite (a rocket engine that is placed opposite the direction of current flight) for the purpose of slowing down or adjusting direction. |
| retrofit |
to modify design, construction, or equipment (of an aircraft, automobile, or the like) that is already in service in order to include later improvements. [2 definitions] |
| retroflex |
bent or turned backward. [2 definitions] |
| retroflexion |
the state or quality of being retroflex. |
| 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. |