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Restem
- - To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course.
Rester
- noun - a person who rests
Result
- noun - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
- come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"
- have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"
- something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
- the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
Resume
- noun - a summary of your academic and work history
- assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
- give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
- return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"
Retail
- adverb - at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only"
- be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"
- sell on the retail market
- the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
Retain
- verb - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
- hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
- keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
Retake
- noun - a shot or scene that is photographed again
- 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"
Retama
- noun - small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista
Retard
- noun - a person of subnormal intelligence
- be delayed
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
- lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
- slow the growth or development of;
Retell
- 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"