RETARD | • retard n. Retardation; delay. • retard n. (Music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. • retard n. (Offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation. |
RETARDS | • retards n. Plural of retard. • retards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retard. • RETARD v. to hold back. |
RETARDED | • retarded adj. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. • retarded adj. (Psychology, now offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped. • retarded adj. (Psychology, now offensive, dated) Specifically, having an IQ below 70. |
RETARDER | • retarder n. Something which retards or slows. • retarder n. (Mechanical engineering) A device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, shunted railway wagons. • retarder n. (Baking) A refrigerator used to slow down proofing of yeast when making dough. |
RETARDANT | • retardant adj. (Often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something. • retardant n. (Often in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something. • RETARDANT n. something that retards e.g. the spread of fire. |
RETARDERS | • retarders n. Plural of retarder. • RETARDER n. one who retards. |
RETARDING | • retarding v. Present participle of retard. • retarding n. A slowing or hindrance. • RETARD v. to hold back. |
RETARDANCE | • retardance n. (Physics) The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon reflection… |
RETARDANCY | • retardancy n. The degree of being retardant. |
RETARDANTS | • retardants n. Plural of retardant. • RETARDANT n. something that retards e.g. the spread of fire. |
RETARDMENT | • retardment n. Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying. • RETARDMENT n. the act of retarding. |
RETARDANCES | • retardances n. Plural of retardance. |
RETARDATION | • retardation n. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance. • retardation n. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness. • retardation n. (Colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity. |
RETARDATIVE | • retardative adj. That retards; delaying, impeditive. • RETARDATIVE adj. serving to retard. |
RETARDATORY | • retardatory adj. Retardant; delaying. • RETARDATORY adj. tending to retard. |
RETARDMENTS | • retardments n. Plural of retardment. • RETARDMENT n. the act of retarding. |
RETARDANCIES | • retardancies n. Plural of retardancy. |
RETARDATIONS | • retardations n. Plural of retardation. • RETARDATION n. an act or instance of retarding. |