regain
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Is regain a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.Examples: "DUKAT: I blame no one but myself. I was indiscreet. I compromised myself and have been punished accordingly. If someone under my command had behaved so outrageously, I would do the same thing to him. Besides, I assure you, this is only a temporary setback. Everything I have lost, I will regain. It's only a matter of time."; "Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum."Synonyms: resumetransitive
noun (English)
1. (textiles) The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving.Examples: "The number of ends per inch may vary to some slight extent at different places in the width of the cloth and in different pieces woven to the same particulars , but if the regain is correctly estimated , the calculated reed to be used will be the same, unless a special reed has been used in weaving the cloth."; "In particular, at high humidities the regain of wool is lower."; "Because of the fiber price per pound, and the size of the lots, the regain must be determined accurately."
Definition source: Wiktionary