retraction

retraction is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.
2. noun. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation.
3. noun. The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew.
4. noun. The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body.
5. noun. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

   "the retraction of the landing gear"

   "retraction of the foreskin"

6. noun. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

   Synonyms: abjuration, recantation

Synonyms

abjuration, recantation

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in retraction:

triaconter

Common word forms

retractions

Words from these letters

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