10-letter words containing ret
- hereticate — to declare as heresy or as a heretic
- heretofore — before this time; until now.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- inconcrete — Not concrete.
- indiscrete — not discrete; not divided into parts.
- interprets — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpret.
- ischuretic — (of a medicine) curing ischuria
- lacretelle — Jacques de [zhahk duh] /ʒɑk də/ (Show IPA), 1888–1985, French novelist.
- laundrette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- lazarettos — Plural form of lazaretto.
- leaderette — (US) a short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
- librettist — the writer of a libretto.
- majorettes — Plural form of majorette.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- montbretia — a widely cultivated plant of the African iridaceous genus Crocosmia, a cross between C. aurea and C. pottsii, with ornamental orange or yellow flowers, grown mostly as pot plants
- nil return — a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply
- non-retail — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- outstretch — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- phosphuret — a phosphate
- prestretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- pretendant — a pretender
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- pretensive — pretentious
- pretexting — the practice of deceiving individuals into surrendering personal information for fraudulent purposes
- pretheatre — occurring before a visit to the theatre
- prettified — made pretty
- prettiness — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- pretty boy — if you describe a man as a pretty boy, you are suggesting he is not very manly and too interested in his appearance
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- regretable — causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
- regretting — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- retabulate — to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
- retailment — the act or process of retailing
- retainable — to keep possession of.
- retainment — to keep possession of.
- retaliated — to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
- retardance — any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
- retardancy — any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
- retardment — the act of retarding or state of being retarded.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- retentions — profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings
- rethinking — the act of reconsidering.
- reticulate — netted; covered with a network.
- retinalite — a translucent greenish yellow variety of the mineral serpentine
- retirement — the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- retracking — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- retractile — capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.