Dictionary Entry
retention
retention is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
- 2noun
The power of retaining; retentiveness.
- 3noun
That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.
- 4noun
The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
- 5noun
Place of custody or confinement.
- 6noun
The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
- 7noun
the act of retaining something
- 8noun
the power of retaining liquid
"moisture retentivity of soil"
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- 9noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
"he had a good memory when he was younger"
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