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PROTRACTILE a.
Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.
PROTRACTION n. 3 definitions
act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate. A protraction only of what is worst in life. Mallock.
PROTRACTIVE a.
rawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden.
PROTRACTOR n. 5 definitions
One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
RETRACT v. 6 definitions
To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
RETRACTABLE a.
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
RETRACTATE v.
To retract; to recant. [Obs.]
RETRACTATION n.
The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
RETRACTIBLE a.
Retractable.
RETRACTILE a.
CApable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.
RETRACTION n. 4 definitions
The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.
RETRACTIVE a. 2 definitions
Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. -- Re*tract"ive*ly, adv.
RETRACTOR n. 4 definitions
One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically:
SUBCONTRACT n.
A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.
SUBCONTRACTED a. 2 definitions
Contracted after a former contract.
SUBCONTRACTOR n.
One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.
SUBSTRACT v.
To subtract; to withdraw. [Obs.] Barrow.
SUBSTRACTION n. 2 definitions
Subtraction; deduction. [Obs.]
SUBSTRACTOR n. 2 definitions
One who subtracts.
SUBTRACT v.
To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
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