retained
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Is retained a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of retained?
Definition
verb (English)
1. hold back withinExamples: "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"Synonyms: retain
2. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or featureExamples: "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"Synonyms: continue, keep, keep on, retain
3. secure and keep for possible future use or applicationExamples: "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"Synonyms: hold, hold back, keep back, retain
4. keep in one's mindExamples: "I cannot retain so much information"Synonyms: retain
adjective satellite (English)
1. continued in your keeping or use or memoryExamples: "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"Synonyms: maintained, retained
Definition source: Wiktionary