Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.

Retirade :: Retirade (n.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle..

Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note..

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..

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..

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

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..

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

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early..

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

Retire :: Retire (n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back..

Retired :: Retired (imp. & p. p.) of Retir.

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

Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..

Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..

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

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

Retiring :: Retiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retir.

Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners..

Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..

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