Thesaurus: retention

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1. n. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
2. n. The power of retaining; retentiveness.
3. n. That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.
4. n. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
5. n. Place of custody or confinement.
6. n. The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
7. n. the act of retaining something
8. n. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
9. n. the power of retaining liquid
10. 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak. 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak. 4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Shak. 5. Place of custody or confinement. 6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions.
11. The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property untila debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstructionof a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retentionof the natural secretions.
12. n:100 n. the act of retaining something