Retaining
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Keeping in possession; serving to retain; keeping back; engaging.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
retaining wall
.
verb.
Present participle of
retain
.
Word Usage
"PINSKY: I think it might be what you call retaining the eye of the tiger."
cross-reference
retaining fee
retaining lien
retaining wall
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
abstaining
ascertaining
attaining
campaigning
caning
verb-stem
retain