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Best answers for Retain – Crossword Clue


Answer: keep


Clue Length Answer
Retain3 lettersown
  1. Definition: 1. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

Retain4 letterstake
  1. Definition: 1. develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

Retain4 letterskeep
  1. Definition: 1. the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

Retain4 letterssign
  1. Definition: 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

Retain4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Retain4 lettershave
  1. Definition: 1. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

Retain4 lettershold
  1. Definition: 1. the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Retain4 letterssave
  1. Definition: 1. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;

Retain5 lettersseize
  1. Definition: 1. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

Retain5 lettersstick
  1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

Retain5 lettersspare
  1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

Retain6 lettersrecall
  1. Definition: 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;

Retain6 lettersremind
  1. Definition: 1. put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother"

Retain6 lettersrevoke
  1. Definition: 1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Retain6 letterssteady
  1. Definition: 1. make steady; "steady yourself"

Retain7 letterstake-on

    Retain7 letterssign-on

      Retain7 letterssign-up

        Retain7 lettersrepress
        1. Definition: 1. block the action of

        Retain7 lettersrecruit
        1. Definition: 1. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

        Retain7 lettersprolong
        1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

        Retain7 letterssustain
        1. Definition: 1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

        Retain7 lettersreserve
        1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

        Retain8 lettersremember
        1. Definition: 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;

        Retain8 lettersmaintain
        1. Definition: 1. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

        Retain8 lettersrestrain
        1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

        Retain8 letterspreserve
        1. Definition: 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

        Retain8 letterstransfix
        1. Definition: 1. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

        Retain8 letterssuppress
        1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

        Retain8 letterstreasure
        1. Definition: 1. be fond of; be attached to

        Retain8 lettersholdonto

          Retain8 lettersprotract
          1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

          Retain8 letterswithhold

            Retain9 lettersput-aside

              Retain9 lettersrecollect
              1. Definition: 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;

              Retain9 lettersstabilize

                Retain9 lettersset-apart

                  Retain9 lettersset-aside

                    Retain10 letterskeepinmind

                      Retain10 lettersretrospect
                      1. Definition: 1. contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"


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