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Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp..

Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..

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

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..

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat..

Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc..

Concealment :: Concealment (n.) A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.

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..

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

Orthognathous :: Orthognathous (a.) Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; -- opposed to prognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic..

Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company..

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..

Asylum :: Asylum (n.) Any place of retreat and security.

Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Retreat; refuge.

Retraict :: Retraict (n.) Retreat.

Retreating :: Retreating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrea.

Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.

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

Retreated :: Retreated (imp. & p. p.) of Retrea.

Nook :: Nook (n.) A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

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