retreat
/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
noun
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
noun
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
noun
A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
noun
A signal for a military withdrawal.
Example Sentences
- "In a retreat he outruns any lackey."
- "The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered."
- "a mountain retreat"
- ""[…] But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses. […]" "Though all your actions are noble, […] is it fitting that I should accompany you alone into these perplexed retreats? Should we be found together, what would a censorious world think of my conduct?""
- "[…] he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat."
- "That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat."
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Wiktionary places this term in Religion.