retaining

retaining
Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

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  • retaining — adjective Thesaurus: walls of a building and relating to wallshyponym Main entry: retain …   Useful english dictionary

  • Retaining — Retain Re*tain (r[ e]*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained} (r[ e]*t[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re re + tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • retaining — adj. Retaining is used with these nouns: ↑wall …   Collocations dictionary

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  • retaining lien — see lien Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • retaining wall — retaining walls N COUNT A retaining wall is a wall that is built to prevent the earth behind it from moving …   English dictionary

  • retaining fee — index compensation, retainer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • retaining wall — ► NOUN ▪ a wall that holds back earth or water on one side of it …   English terms dictionary

  • retaining wall — n. a wall built to keep a bank of earth from sliding or water from flooding …   English World dictionary

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