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Webform :: Webform (n.) Any one of various species of moths whose gregarious larvae eat the leaves of trees, and construct a large web to which they retreat when not feeding..

Shade :: Shade (n.) An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat..

Retirement :: Retirement (n.) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..

Redemptorist :: Redemptorist (n.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth..

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position..

Scarcement :: Scarcement (n.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..

Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley..

Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

Slum :: Slum (n.) A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives..

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..

Bower :: Bower (n.) A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat..

Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A hole or retreat into which an animal may creep, to escape notice or danger..

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..

Withdrawal :: Withdrawal (n.) The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt..

Recourse :: Recourse (n.) A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence..

Retreatful :: Retreatful (a.) Furnishing or serving as a retreat.

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..

Cave :: Cave (v. i.) To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter..

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