Ret

What do we mean by ret?

To moisten or soak (flax, for example) in order to soften and separate the fibers by partial rotting. intransitive verb

To become so moistened or soaked. intransitive verb

A Middle English contraction of redeth (modern readeth).

To expose, as the gathered stems of fibrous plants, to moisture, in order, by partial fermentation or rotting, to facilitate the abstraction of the fiber.

The process of retting; retting. noun

To impute; ascribe.

See aret. transitive verb

To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment. transitive verb

Retired abbreviation

To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. verb

Place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue verb

To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

Words that are spelled similarly to ret:
ret.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ret:
bec, aire, reticulum, rale, usn, astronaut, arrondissement, petite, aviator, surrealist, huxley, kinase, pyrenees, def, usaf, dyer, aeronautical, bordeaux, poster, nasa, gen, junction, col, constellation, rotterdam, commune, hon, centred, altitude, marcel, receptor, aerospace, canton, wesley, roads, molecule, amino, henri, pierre, magnitude, ren, algeria, acids, varies, admiral, ellis, pilot, sergeant, quebec, gene, rica, commanding, commander, engineer, naval, officer, retired, apparent, rifle, flew, veterans, seed, police, protein, metro, les, marine, provincial, french, tech, des.

Words that rhyme with ret:
set, get, bet, offset, vet, net, whet, upset, asset, fret, let, mindset, wet, epithet, internet, forget, yet, regret, sweat, outlet, debt, pet, vignette, threat, beset, beget, silhouette, reset, jet, abet, onset, alphabet, sobriquet, stet, met, sublet, pret, parapet, rosette, outset, et, preset, inlet, gimlet, typeset, cadet, gazette, inset, sunset, coronet, dragnet, baguette, duet, avocet, octet, subset, ethernet, pipette, cornet, tet, flageolet, cigarette, minaret, bayonet, brunette, minuet, chet, cassette, corvette, soviet, dead set, charrette, roulette, quartet, lorgnette, tete, clarinet, marmoset, quintet, suffragette, nett, sextet, barrette, cabriolet, piet, baronet, tibet, anisette, smet, joliet, lafayette, heavyset, vette, colette, calumet, headset, antoinette, brett, vedette, handset.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ret:
international, late, sec, oblique, preferential, concave, pre, general, lateral, individual, inelegant, human, variable, dim, partial, oncogene, nucleic, men2a, medullary, effective, straight, mutant, kut, very, normal, continuous, gfralpha3, usn, formal, non, post, pontine, pom, classical, men2b, feh, object, induced, drv, russkaja, duh, quid, simple, successful, pure, elegant, mar, residual, retainer, brag, subsequent, cmr, activated, see, anti, kun, circ, case.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ret:
therapists, mutations, acid, oncogene, practitioners, retractor, protooncogene, marut, type, ser, thee, urn, kinase, mice, advocates, tis, ptc, iks, instruction, expression, gene, counselors, display, ick, index, status, techniques, counsellors, indices, tion, rearrangements, mrna, nut, atp, clients, unident, fig, urns.

Consonant match to ret:
rate, right, root, write, route, rat, rout, rait, wrought, rote, rot, writ, rut, rite, wrote, wright, roat, rhett, reit, raught, ritt, rought, wroot, rott, rotte, rutt, ratte, raitt, routt, raut.

Words that sound like ret:
ret, rhett, rette, rett, wret, regt, rut, writ, rit, rutt, ritt, rhat, ryt, rhet, rhit, urate, aurate, right, red, read, write, rate, rat, wrote, route, root, rot, rite, wright, wrought, rout, rote, rought, rott, roit, reet, redd, roat, reade, raed, rute, ruit, rait, reit, raught, raat, ratt, rete, ratte, rotte, raut, wrat, raitt, routt, arouet, raute, royt, ruet, redde, rouet, wroot, rid, rud, rudd, ryd, rrod, fret, arrest, brett, ert, bret, gret, irt, arrayed, barrette, irked, hrt, barette, frett, irst, caret, burette, erst, arrt, erte, charette, aroid, aride, curette, brette, kret, earst, areed, guerette, iride, arrect, irte, guerrette, arride, awrt.