Index of English words, starting with "re"

(1) - Retranslate (v. t.) To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language.

(1) - Retread (v. t. & i.) To tread again.

(1) - Retreat (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
(2) - 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.
(3) - Retreat (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
(4) - Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.
(5) - Retreat (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.
(6) - Retreat (n.) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.
(7) - Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
(8) - Retreat (n.) The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

(1) - Retrench (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
(2) - Retrench (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
(3) - Retrench (v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
(4) - Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
(5) - Retrench (v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.