9 Letter Words for Retaining
retaining
8 Letter Words for Retaining
argentin, arginine, neritina, nigerian, nitering, retinian, training, triennia, tringine
7 Letter Words for Retaining
aginner, airning, airting, angrite, anteing, anterin, antigen, earning, engrain, entrain, gentian, gentiin, geranin, ginnier, granite, gratine, grinnie, igniter, igraine, inertia, ingenit, ingrain, ingrate, ingreat, ingrian, intrine, nearing, negrita, nigeria, nigrine, raining, raiting, ranting, regnant, reining, renting, ringent, ringite, tangier, tearing, terning, tiering, tigrine, tinnier, trannie, trining
6 Letter Words for Retaining
aigret, airing, annite, anteri, anting, antrin, argent, argine, eaning, earing, eating, engirt, enring, entria, erning, gainer, gaiter, ganner, gannet, garnet, garten, genian, ginner, ginnet, girnie, graine, granet, gratin, grenat, ignite, inaner, ingate, ingent, ingine, ingirt, innage, innate, inring, intern, intine, intire, naigie, nanger, narine, nerita, ragini, ranine, ratine, rating, reagin, regain, regian, regina, retain, retina, taeing, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, tanner, taring, teaing, tinage, tinean, tinger, tinier, tining, tinner, tinnie, tirage, tiring, triage, trigae, tringa
5 Letter Words for Retaining
aegir, agent, agrin, aiger, anent, anger, annet, annie, antre, areng, arent, argin, arite, ating, atren, engin, ennia, entia, ering, etang, gaine, garni, gater, geira, genii, genin, genit, giant, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, inane, inert, ingan, inger, inner, innet, innit, inter, intra, irani, irate, irena, irian, iring, nenta, niger, nigra, niner, niter, raine, range, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, renin, retag, retan, retia, retin, riant, ringe, tairn, tangi, targe, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, tiang, tiger, tinea, tinge, tingi, tragi, train, triga, trina, trine
4 Letter Words for Retaining
agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, anet, anne, anni, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, arni, arte, earn, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, erin, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, ginn, gire, giri, girn, girt, gite, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grit, iare, inga, inia, init, inne, inta, inti, intr, iran, itai, iter, nagi, naig, nain, nane, nant, nare, natr, near, neat, nein, neti, ngai, nina, nine, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rann, rant, rate, rean, regt, rein, reit, renn, rent, rgen, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, taen, taig, tain, tane, tang, tare, tari, tarn, tean, tear, tega, teng, tera, tern, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trag, trie, trig, trin, trna
3 Letter Words for Retaining
aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, ane, ann, ant, are, arg, arn, art, ate, ean, ear, eat, eir, eng, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, gan, gar, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, ign, ing, inn, int, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nar, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nne, rag, rai, ran, rat, rea, reg, rei, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tar, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tng, tra, tri
Definitions for Retaining
[1] to keep possession of.
[2] to continue to use, practice, etc.: to retain an old custom.
[3] to continue to hold or have: to retain a prisoner in custody; a cloth that retains its color.
[4] to keep in mind; remember.
[5] to hold in place or position.
[6] to engage, especially by payment of a preliminary fee: to retain a lawyer.
[7] to keep in one's possession
[8] to be able to hold or contain soil that retains water
[9] (of a person) to be able to remember (information, facts, etc) without difficulty
[10] to hold in position
[11] to keep for one's future use, as by paying a retainer or nominal charge to retain one's rooms for the holidays
[12] law to engage the services of (a barrister) by payment of a preliminary fee
[13] (in selling races) to buy back a winner that one owns when it is auctioned after the race
[14] (of racehorse trainers) to pay an advance fee to (a jockey) so as to have prior or exclusive claims upon his services throughout the season
Words related to Retaining
retainremembering, saving, engaging, confining, arresting, holding, withholding, keeping, working, taking, accommodating, possessing, seizing, sustaining, suppressing, owning, cherishing, embracing, having
Words nearby Retaining
retainretail, retail politics, retail price index, retail therapy, retailing, retain, retained earnings, retained income, retained menstruation, retained object, retained object complement
Origin of Retaining
1350–1400; Middle English reteinen < Old French retenir < Latin retinēre to hold back, hold fast, equivalent to re- re- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
Other words from Retaining
re·tain·a·ble , adjective
re·tain·a·bil·i·ty , re·tain·a·ble·ness , noun
re·tain·ment , noun
non·re·tain·a·ble , adjective
non·re·tain·ment , noun
un·re·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·re·tained , adjective
un·re·tain·ing , adjective
Word origin for Retaining
C14: from Old French retenir , from Latin retinēre to hold back, from re- + tenēre to hold
Synonyms for Retaining
accommodating, arresting, cherishing, commemorating, confining, embracing, employing, engaging, having, hiring, holding, keeping, owning, possessing, preserving, remembering, reserving, restraining, saving, securing, seizing, suppressing, sustaining, taking, treasuring, withholding, working, holding back
