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Definitions of retire
v. t. - To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. ²
v. t. - To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. ²
v. t. - To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer. ²
v. i. - To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. ²
v. i. - To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. ²
v. i. - To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. ²
v. i. - To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. ²
v. i. - To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. ²
n. - The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. ²
n. - A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. ²

The word "retire" uses 6 letters: E E I R R T.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after retire (in bold), or to eeirrt in any order:
a -   tearier   c -   reciter   d -   retired   retried   tireder   e -   retiree   f -   ferrite   m -   miterer   trireme   n -   reinter   rentier   terrine   r -   retirer   terrier   s -   retires   retries   terries   v -   riveter   w -   rewrite  

Shorter words found within retire:
er   ere   err   et   ire   it   re   ree   rei   ret   rete   retie   rite   tee   ti   tie   tier   tire   tree   trier  

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