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Definition of retain
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Retain
(v. i.) To keep; to
continue;
to
remain.
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Retaining
::
Retaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Retai.
Retainer
::
Retainer
(n.) The act of
withholding
what one has in his hands by
virtue
of some
right.
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..
Irretention
::
Irretention
(n.) Want of
retaining
power;
forgetfulness.
Occlude
::
Occlude
(v. t.) To take in and
retain;
to
absorb;
-- said
especially
with
respect
to
gases;
as iron,
platinum,
and
palladium
occlude
large
volumes
of
hydrogen..
That
::
That
(pron.,
a.,
conj.,
& adv.) As a
conjunction,
that
retains
much of its force as a
demonstrative
pronoun..
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..
Evergreen
::
Evergreen
(a.)
Remaining
unwithered
through
the
winter,
or
retaining
unwithered
leaves
until the
leaves
of the next year are
expanded,
as pines
cedars,
hemlocks,
and the
like..
Yeoman
::
Yeoman
(n.) A
servant;
a
retainer.
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..
Reserve
::
Reserve
(v. t.) To keep back; to
retain;
not to
deliver,
make over, or
disclose..
Contend
::
Contend
(v. i.) To
struggle
or exert one's self to
obtain
or
retain
possession
of, or to
defend..
Hold
::
Hold (v. t.) To cause to
remain
in a given
situation,
position,
or
relation,
within
certain
limits,
or the like; to
prevent
from
falling
or
escaping;
to
sustain;
to
restrain;
to keep in the
grasp;
to
retain..
Keep
::
Keep (v. t.) To hold; to
restrain
from
departure
or
removal;
not to let go of; to
retain
in one's power or
possession;
not to lose; to
retain;
to
detain.
Wad
::
Wad (n.)
Specifically:
A
little
mass of some soft or
flexible
material,
such as hay,
straw,
tow,
paper,
or old rope yarn, used for
retaining
a
charge
of
powder
in a gun, or for
keeping
the
powder
and shot
close;
also, to
diminish
or avoid the
effects
of
windage.
Also, by
extension,
a dusk of felt,
pasteboard,
etc.,
serving
a
similar
purpose..
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..
Dependent
::
Dependent
(n.) One who
depends;
one who is
sustained
by
another,
or who
relies
on
another
for
support
of
favor;
a
hanger-on;
a
retainer;
as, a
numerous
train of
dependents..
Sure
::
Sure
(superl.)
Certain
to find or
retain;
as, to be sure of game; to be sure of
success;
to be sure of life or
health..
Swifter
::
Swifter
(n.) A rope used to
retain
the bars of the
capstan
in their
sockets
while men are
turning
it.
Rack
::
Rack (a.) An
instrument
or frame used for
stretching,
extending,
retaining,
or
displaying,
something..
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