to retract a plane's landing gear. The kitten retracted her claws and purred when I petted her. The dog snarled and retracted his lips.
claws that retract.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
at|tract|a|ble — «uh TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. that can be attracted. –at|tract´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|tract|i|ble — «dihs TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. that can be distracted … Useful english dictionary
ex|tract|a|ble — «ehk STRAK tuh buhl», adjective. that can be extracted: »Here [in the Santa Cruz Basin] the extractable organic content is at least three to four times as great as in the Grande Isle core, and more aromatics than paraffin naphthenes were found (P … Useful english dictionary
ex|tract|i|ble — «ehk STRAK tuh buhl», adjective. = extractable. (Cf. ↑extractable) … Useful english dictionary
un|tract|a|ble — «uhn TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. not tractable; intractable. 2. Obsolete. difficult; rough … Useful english dictionary
at|tract´a|ble|ness — at|tract|a|ble «uh TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. that can be attracted. –at|tract´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|tract´a|ble — … Useful english dictionary
con|tract´i|ble — … Useful english dictionary
tract — ac·e·tract; at·tract; at·tract·a·ble; at·tract·ance; at·tract·ant; at·tract·ing·ly; con·tract·able; con·tract·ant; con·tract·ile; con·tract·less; con·tract·om·e·ter; de·tract; de·tract·er; de·tract·ing·ly; dis·tract·ed·ly; dis·tract·ibil·i·ty;… … English syllables
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
