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Retina
- noun - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
Retire
- verb - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
- lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
- make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
- prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
- pull back or move away or backward;
- withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Retold
- verb - make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
- render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"
- to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
Retook
- verb - capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"
- photograph again; "Please retake that scene"
- take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
Retool
- verb - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy"
Retort
- noun - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
- a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
- answer back
- replied sharply and angrily
Retral
- adjective - at or near or toward the posterior
- moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
Retro-
- - A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back.