Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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retire | No | No | Yes | No |
fold | Yes | No | Yes | No |
retire (noun) | fold (noun) |
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the act of folding | |
a pen for sheep | |
a folded part (as in skin or muscle) | |
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | |
a group of sheep or goats | |
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock | |
an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
retire (verb) | fold (verb) |
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prepare for sleep | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating |
cause to get out | become folded or folded up |
cause to be out on a fielding play | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
lose interest | confine in a fold, like sheep |
pull back or move away or backward | cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) | |
break from a meeting or gathering | |
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position | |
withdraw from active participation | |
make (someone) retire | |
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |