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

1. noun. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
2. noun. The power of retaining; retentiveness.
3. noun. That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.
4. noun. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
5. noun. Place of custody or confinement.
6. noun. 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.
7. noun. the act of retaining something

   Synonyms: holding, keeping

8. noun. the power of retaining liquid

   "moisture retentivity of soil"

   Synonyms: retentiveness, retentivity

9. noun. the power of retaining and recalling past experience

   "he had a good memory when he was younger"

   Synonyms: memory, retentiveness, retentivity

Synonyms

holding, keeping, retentiveness, retentivity, memory

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in retention:

intertone

Common word forms

retentions

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