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Forth :: Forth (adv.) Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves..

Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer..

Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..

Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.

Sequester :: Sequester (v. i.) To withdraw; to retire.

Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..

Rota :: Rota (n.) A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament..

Retirer :: Retirer (n.) One who retires.

Sheeling :: Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed..

Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.

Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.

Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem..

Curfew :: Curfew (n.) The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself..

Recouch :: Recouch (v. i.) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.

Superannuate :: Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension..

Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.

Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.

Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives..

Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.

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