retreat
English Thesaurus
1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) (noun.act)
2. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat (noun.act)
3. an area where you can be alone (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | area, |
definition | : | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact) |
4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | bugle call, |
definition | : | a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle (noun.communication) |
5. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | sign, signal, signaling, |
definition | : | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication) |
6. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet (noun.location)
hypernym | : | area, country, |
definition | : | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | ashram, |
definition | : | (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | ashram, |
definition | : | a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | nook, |
definition | : | a sheltered and secluded place (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | nest, |
definition | : | a cosy or secluded retreat (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | pleasance, |
definition | : | a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | camp david, |
definition | : | a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States (noun.location) |
7. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb.communication)
8. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | fall back, |
definition | : | move back and away from (verb.motion) |
9. move back (verb.motion)
10. move away, as for privacy (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | cocoon, |
definition | : | retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment (verb.motion) |
11. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) (noun.act)
12. an area where you can be alone (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | retreat, retreat, |
definition | : | move away, as for privacy (verb.motion) |
13. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb.communication)
derivation | : | withdrawal, |
definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | withdrawer, |
definition | : | a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled (noun.person) |
derivation | : | withdrawer, |
definition | : | a contestant who withdraws from competition (noun.person) |
14. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)
derivation | : | withdrawal, |
definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pullback, |
definition | : | (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | receding, recession, |
definition | : | the act of becoming more distant (noun.act) |
15. move away, as for privacy (verb.motion)
derivation | : | hideaway, retreat, |
definition | : | an area where you can be alone (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | retreat, |
definition | : | a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet (noun.location) |
16. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) (noun.act)
17. an area where you can be alone (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | retreat, retreat, |
definition | : | move away, as for privacy (verb.motion) |
18. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb.communication)
derivation | : | withdrawal, |
definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | withdrawer, |
definition | : | a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled (noun.person) |
derivation | : | withdrawer, |
definition | : | a contestant who withdraws from competition (noun.person) |
19. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)
derivation | : | withdrawal, |
definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pullback, |
definition | : | (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | receding, recession, |
definition | : | the act of becoming more distant (noun.act) |
20. move away, as for privacy (verb.motion)
derivation | : | hideaway, retreat, |
definition | : | an area where you can be alone (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | retreat, |
definition | : | a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet (noun.location) |
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