retires
Definitions
Verb
- Go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- Withdraw from active participation
- Pull back or move away or backward
- Withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- Break from a meeting or gathering
- Make (someone) retire
- Dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- Lose interest
- Cause to be out on a fielding play
- Cause to get out
- Prepare for sleep
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | requires | 3 | 57 |
| 2 | retired | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | tires | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | retire | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | treaties | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | relies | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | retreats | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | retirements | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | retirees | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | retirees' | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | retiree's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | retiree | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | retreads | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | reptiles | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pretties | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stires | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | rewire | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | retest | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | reines | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rehire | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Watchen Harris Bruce to retire as president and CEO of Baltimore Community Lending
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Jul 27, 2026 southernminn.com
KFD assistant chief inspires others after a long career: 'Go with your dream'
Jul 28, 2026 Knoxville News Sentinel
Jul 28, 2026 Knoxville News Sentinel
Errol Spence Jr. Retires After Loss to Tim Tszyu, Prize Money & Judges' Scorecards from Final Fight
Jul 26, 2026 Bleacher Report
Jul 26, 2026 Bleacher Report

