Synonyms: retreat
Definition: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Similar words: withdrawal
Definition: the act of withdrawing
Usage: the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam
Synonyms: retirement, retreat
Definition: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
Usage: the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity
Similar words: withdrawal
Definition: the act of withdrawing
Usage: the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam
Synonyms: retreat
Definition: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
Usage: the disorderly retreat of French troops
Similar words: withdrawal
Definition: the act of withdrawing
Usage: the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam
Definition: an area where you can be alone
Similar words: area
Definition: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
Usage: the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants
Synonyms: retreat
Definition: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
Similar words: bugle call
Definition: a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
Synonyms: retreat
Definition: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Similar words: sign, signal, signaling
Definition: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Usage: signals from the boat suddenly stopped
Synonyms: retreat
Definition: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Usage: it was a mountainous area; Bible country
Synonyms: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back
Definition: pull back or move away or backward
Usage: The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: retreat, retrograde
Definition: move back
Usage: The glacier retrogrades
Similar words: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back
Definition: pull back or move away or backward
Usage: The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb
Synonyms: retreat
Definition: move away, as for privacy
Usage: The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast