- Types Of Speech
- You can use retire as a verb in a sentence.
- About Retire
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters e, i, r, and t, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ti. Retire starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters r, re, ret, reti, retir, and the ending characters are e, re, ire, tire, etire, ..
- Definition
- Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, retire has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are ret, and ire.
- Scrabble
- Is retire a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Retire in Pig Latin is said as "etireray or etirerway".
- Unigram
- r | e | t | i | r | e
- Bigram
- re | et | ti | ir | re
- Trigram
- ret | eti | tir | ire
- Quadrigram
- reti | etir | tire
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- go to bed in order to sleep;
"I usually turn in at midnight";
"He turns out at the crack of dawn" - cause to retire;
"The pitcher retired three batters";
"the runner was put out at third base" - cause to be out on a fielding play
- lose interest;
"he retired from life when his wife died" - move back and away from;
"The enemy fell back" - pull back or move away or backward;
"The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" - dispose of;
as of old clothes;
"She finally retired that old coat" - go into retirement;
stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position;
"He retired at age 68" - withdraw from active participation;
"He retired from chess" - make (someone) retire;
"The director was retired after the scandal" - break from a meeting or gathering;
"We adjourned for lunch";
"The men retired to the library" - withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abdicate | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" |
| Abscond | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| Absquatulate | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| Amortise | liquidate gradually |
| Amortize | liquidate gradually |
| Annul | annul by recalling or rescinding "He revoked the ban on smoking" "lift an embargo" "vacate a death sentence" |
| Ante Up |
View all cognitive synonyms for Retire
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arise | get up and out of bed "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night" |
| Get Up | |
| Rise | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| Turn Out | |
| Uprise | get up and out of bed "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reiter | German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter''s syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) |
| Retire | go to bed in order to sleep "I usually turn in at midnight" "He turns out at the crack of dawn" |
View English words with the unique letters used in retire. Words With The Letters Eirt
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bed Down | |
| Bunk Down |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit (6 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +4 | cirdet | ||
| Tribute (7 letters) | 9 +3 | 11 +5 | beirttu | ||
| Rite (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | tire | ||
| Berit (5 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +2 | tribe | ||
| Verdict (7 letters) | 13 +7 | 15 +9 | verdict | ||
| Critter (7 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +4 | critter | ||
| Bacteria (8 letters) | 12 +6 | 14 +8 | bacteria | ||
| Icteria (7 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +4 | icteria | ||
| Terrier (7 letters) | 7 +1 | 7 +1 | terrier | ||
| Rice Rat (8 letters) | |||||
| Attire (6 letters) | 6 | 6 | attire | ||
| Biretta (7 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +4 | biretta | ||
| Brattice (8 letters) | 12 +6 | 14 +8 | brattice | ||
| Car Tire (8 letters) | |||||
| Diuretic (8 letters) | 11 +5 | 13 +7 | diuretic | ||
| Icetray (7 letters) | 12 +6 | 12 +6 | icetray | ||
| Curative (8 letters) | 13 +7 | 16 +10 | curative | ||
| Rivet (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +3 | rivet | ||
| Riveter (7 letters) | 10 +4 | 11 +5 | riveter | ||
| Rivetter (8 letters) | 11 +5 | 12 +6 | rivetter | ||
| Tier (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | tire | ||
| Tire (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | tire | ||
| Trivet (6 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +4 | eirttv | ||
| Acerbity (8 letters) | 15 +9 | 16 +10 | acerbity | ||
| Variety (7 letters) | 13 +7 | 13 +7 | variety |
Retire Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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