Definition of retire

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of retire is as below...

Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..

Lern More About Retire

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Intraparietal :: Intraparietal (a.) Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.
Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Reduit :: Reduit (n.) A central or retired work within any other work.
Rebut :: Rebut (v. i.) To retire; to recoil.
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
By-place :: By-place (n.) A retired or private place.
Background :: Background (n.) A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight..
Exeunt :: Exeunt () They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit..
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..
Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us