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Definition of retain
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Retain
(v. t.) To keep in pay; to
employ
by a
preliminary
fee paid; to hire; to
engage;
as, to
retain
a
counselor..
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Tenacious
::
Tenacious
(a.)
Holding
fast, or
inclined
to hold fast;
inclined
to
retain
what is in
possession;
as, men
tenacious
of their just
rights..
Reserve
::
Reserve
(v. t.) To keep back; to
retain;
not to
deliver,
make over, or
disclose..
Pledget
::
Pledget
(n.) A
compress,
or small flat tent of lint, laid over a
wound,
ulcer,
or the like, to
exclude
air,
retain
dressings,
or
absorb
the
matter
discharged..
Steel
::
Steel (n.) A
variety
of iron
intermediate
in
composition
and
properties
between
wrought
iron and cast iron
(containing
between
one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of
carbon),
and
consisting
of an alloy of iron with an iron
carbide.
Steel,
unlike
wrought
iron, can be
tempered,
and
retains
magnetism.
Its
malleability
decreases,
and
fusibility
increases,
with an
increase
in
carbon..
That
::
That
(pron.,
a.,
conj.,
& adv.) As a
conjunction,
that
retains
much of its force as a
demonstrative
pronoun..
Retention
::
Retention
(n.) The power of
retaining;
retentiveness.
Retained
::
Retained
(imp. & p. p.) of
Retai.
Ligament
::
Ligament
(n.) A band of
connective
tissue,
or a
membranous
fold, which
supports
or
retains
an organ in
place;
as, the
gastrophrenic
ligament,
connecting
the
diaphragm
and
stomach..
Air Bladder
::
Air
bladder
() An air sac,
sometimes
double
or
variously
lobed,
in the
visceral
cavity
of many
fishes.
It
originates
in the same way as the lungs of
air-breathing
vertebrates,
and in the adult may
retain
a
tubular
connection
with the
pharynx
or
esophagus..
Subsist
::
Subsist
(v. i.) To
continue;
to
retain
a
certain
state.
Ruche
::
Ruche (n.) A pile of
arched
tiles,
used to catch and
retain
oyster
spawn..
Retention
::
Retention
(n.) The right of
withholding
a debt, or of
retaining
property
until a debt due to the
person
claiming
the right be duly paid; a
lien..
Swifter
::
Swifter
(n.) A rope used to
retain
the bars of the
capstan
in their
sockets
while men are
turning
it.
Stronghand
::
Strong
(superl.)
Applied
to forms in
Anglo-Saxon,
etc., which
retain
the old
declensional
endings.
In the
Teutonic
languages
the vowel stems have held the
original
endings
most
firmly,
and are
called
strong;
the stems in -n are
called
weak other
constant
stems
conform,
or are
irregular..
Embankment
::
Embankment
(n.) A
structure
of
earth,
gravel,
etc.,
raised
to
prevent
water from
overflowing
a level tract of
country,
to
retain
water in a
reservoir,
or to carry a
roadway,
etc..
Retent
::
Retent
(n.) That which is
retained.
Hopperings
::
Hopperings
(n.)
Gravel
retaining
in the
hopper
of a
cradle.
Countermarch
::
Countermarch
(n.) An
evolution
by which a body of
troops
change
front or
reverse
the
direction
of march while
retaining
the same men in the front rank; also, a
movement
by which the rear rank
becomes
the front one,
either
with or
without
changing
the right to the
left..
Retainer
::
Retainer
(n.) A fee paid to
engage
a
lawyer
or
counselor
to
maintain
a
cause,
or to
prevent
his being
employed
by the
opposing
party in the case; --
called
also
retaining
fee..
Dyaks
::
Dyaks (n. pl.) The
aboriginal
and most
numerous
inhabitants
of
Borneo.
They are
partially
civilized,
but
retain
many
barbarous
practices..
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