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

Lern More About Retire

Retreat :: Retreat (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
Secede :: Secede (v. i.) To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Recouch :: Recouch (v. i.) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.
Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Fastness :: Fastness (a.) A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains..
Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..
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..
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..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us