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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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Crimp
::
Crimp (v. t.) To fold or plait in
regular
undulation
in such a way that the
material
will
retain
the shape
intended;
to give a wavy
appearance
to; as, to crimp the
border
of a cap; to crimp a
ruffle.
Cf.
Crisp..
Accident
::
Accident
(n.) A point or mark which may be
retained
or
omitted
in a coat of arms.
Imbibe
::
Imbibe
(v. t.) To
receive
or
absorb
into the mind and
retain;
as, to
imbibe
principles;
to
imbibe
errors..
Reformado
::
Reformado
(v. t.) An
officer
who, in
disgrace,
is
deprived
of his
command,
but
retains
his rank, and
sometimes
his pay..
Subsist
::
Subsist
(v. i.) To
continue;
to
retain
a
certain
state.
Sacrist
::
Sacrist
(n.) A
sacristan;
also, a
person
retained
in a
cathedral
to copy out music for the
choir,
and take care of the
books..
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..
Contend
::
Contend
(v. i.) To
struggle
or exert one's self to
obtain
or
retain
possession
of, or to
defend..
Retained
::
Retained
(imp. & p. p.) of
Retai.
Federal
::
Federal
(a.)
Composed
of
states
or
districts
which
retain
only a
subordinate
and
limited
sovereignty,
as the Union of the
United
States,
or the
Sonderbund
of
Switzerland..
Retinue
::
Retinue
(n.) The body of
retainers
who
follow
a
prince
or other
distinguished
person;
a train of
attendants;
a
suite.
Baleen
::
Baleen
(n.)
Plates
or
blades
of
whalebone,
from two to
twelve
feet long, and
sometimes
a foot wide, which in
certain
whales
(Balaenoidea)
are
attached
side by side along the upper jaw, and form a
fringelike
sieve by which the food is
retained
in the
mouth..
Retainer
::
Retainer
(n.) One who, or that
which,
retains..
Tenacious
::
Tenacious
(a.)
Holding
fast, or
inclined
to hold fast;
inclined
to
retain
what is in
possession;
as, men
tenacious
of their just
rights..
Larvalia
::
Larvalia
(n. pl.) An order of
Tunicata,
including
Appendicularia,
and
allied
genera;
-- so
called
because
certain
larval
features
are
retained
by them
through
life.
Called
also
Copelata.
See
Appendicularia..
Retention
::
Retention
(n.) The act of
retaining,
or the state of being
ratined..
Costive
::
Costive
(a.)
Retaining
fecal
matter
in the
bowels;
having
too slow a
motion
of the
bowels;
constipated.
Monoplastic
::
Monoplastic
(a.) That has one form, or
retains
its
primary
form, as, a
monoplastic
element..
Retainable
::
Retainable
(a.)
Capable
of being
retained.
Water-tight
::
Water-tight
(a.) So tight as to
retain,
or not to
admit,
water;
not
leaky..
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