11-letter words containing ret
- retroengine — a small rocket on a spacecraft which is fired to alter its course or slow it down
- retrolental — located or occurring behind a lens, as of the eye.
- retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
- retrorocket — a small, auxiliary rocket engine, forming a part of a larger rocket vehicle and having its exhaust nozzle pointed toward the direction of flight, for decelerating the larger rocket, separating one stage from another, etc.
- retrosexual — a heterosexual man who spends little time and money on his personal appearance
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- return bend — a 180° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- return fare — the fare charged for a return journey; a two-way fare
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- return trip — the journey back from a destination
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretariat — the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization: the secretariat of the United Nations.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- secretively — having or showing a disposition to secrecy; reticent: He seems secretive about his new job.
- semiretired — working part time, as for reasons of ill health or advanced age
- slipperette — a disposable slipper, often of paper, as for wear during a long airplane or train trip.
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- stretch out — lie down, sprawl
- stretchless — unable to stretch or be stretched
- supersecret — a top secret
- telluretted — (of a compound) combined with tellurium
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- theretofore — before or until that time.
- tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
- ultrasecret — completely secret
- unregretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
- unregretted — not regretted or repentant or upset about
- unretentive — tending or serving to retain something.
- unretouched — to improve with new touches, highlights, or the like; touch up or rework, as a painting or makeup.
- unretrieved — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
- unreturning — not returned; not having come back
- unstretched — 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.
- upstretched — stretched upward, as the arms.
- urethrotomy — an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.
- vinaigrette — Also, vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
- vinegarette — vinaigrette (def 1).
- wiretapping — an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- wretchedest — Superlative form of wretched.
- x-stretcher — a stretcher having the form of an X .