Anagrams of retains

Word retains has 4 exact anagrams and 387 other words that can be made by using the letters of retains.

7 letter words you can make with retains

stearin: noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.

6 letter words you can make with retains

Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
inter.
instr.
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
nitres: noun, niter.
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
arsen-
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
retina: noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
intra-
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Strine: noun, Australian English.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
trans.
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
tenias: noun, taenia.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.

5 letter words you can make with retains

Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
nitre: noun, niter.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
ster.
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
nitr-
Ernst: noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
entia: noun, plural of ens.
Srta.
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
ranis: noun, ranee.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Iran.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
satin: noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
nears
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Siret: noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
intr.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
inst.
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
IATSE
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
seti-
sanit
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
terns: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
anti-
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
ante-
tiers: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
airts: noun, a direction.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
treas
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
aeri-
tries: noun, plural of try.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
30-30
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
tears
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
rents: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
astr.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
reni-
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
tenia: noun, taenia.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
tera-
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.

4 letter words you can make with retains

Rein: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Rina: noun, a female given name.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
RNAS
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
rets: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
rent: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
teas: noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
ten.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
ter.
tern: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tier: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tri-
tRNA
tsar: noun, czar.
str.
Ste.
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Sat.
sate: noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
seat: noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
SINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Sra.
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
1080
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
ANSI
ant.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
int.
ARIS
Aten: noun, Aton.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
ears: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
art.
ins.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
inae
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
anes: adverb, once.
nest: noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Rani: noun, ranee.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
est.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
aer-
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
aet.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
NTIA
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Aire
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Ire.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt: noun, a direction.
NIRA
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Ens.
ates
Itea: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.

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ear: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
STI
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE: preposition, to.
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
eir
EIS
en-
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERT
ean
ase
ea.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
TSI
TSE
an.
Ar.
ae.
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
tra
tr.
AIS: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
tin: noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
TIA
TES: noun, ti1 .
ARE: noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARS
St.
ASI
ASN
ASR
ast
tea: noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
at.
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Sta
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ESA
rte
RNA
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Rs.
RSA
RSE
rt.
RTS
NEA
SAE
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ite
ITA
ne-
NES
se-
NSA
rat: noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
REA
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Re.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
NRA
nr.
ret: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NIA
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
NET: noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
ist
SAR
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
ina: noun, a female given name.
in.
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
ier
IAS
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Ia.
Ir.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ETS
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
ETR
Sr.
ESR
ine
TSR: noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
IRS
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISR
ISA
SEI: noun, sei whale.
ise

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E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RI
RN
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
SN
R.
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
A.: noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
NA: adverb, no1 .
N.
i.
EI
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
TN
NI
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
SA
S.
TE: noun, ti1 .
T1
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
t.

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