Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
retractable .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Retractable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative form of
retractable .
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Examples
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Re clotheslines: the problem with the retractible line idea is that there is really no place close enough to attach the hook-on end.
Basic Kitchen Part IV: Pantry Lindy 2008
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Each was a big squarish machine, with a clear dome on top, alternately retractible wheels and treads below.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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For folks who don't want to deal with batteries, the $19.99 retractable version (also available in red, fuchsia, black, and blue) features a retractible USB cable and that "all-terrain" sensor.
Digital Trends 2009
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It should be fully retractible, if it's not you have phimosis which needs to be fixed before having sex or the foreskin can tear.
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The movie starts with a brief scene in mid-19th Century Canada introducing Logan and his half-brother Victor (Liev Schreiber) and showing Logan's discovery of his retractible bone claws.
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I know that Phoenix put in a retractible dome and I think I heard the cost was only about $435 million.
unknown title 2009
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The only thing better is if it was tethered by some retractible line, as the grunts sometimes step up and do a little carpentry, and they dont always respect my tools, leaving the pusher stick usually at the project.
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She opened the case of the Stypen Up and showed me that it was a retractible fountain pen, twisting the shaft as the nib popped up.
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And I can’t find a reason why a balcony should be retractible.
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Sister Rosetta Stone from Our Lady of the Supply Cabinet didn’t know what to think when my entire shift charged in screaming, in balaclavas and our active-shooter vests, vaulted the counter, and stole every retractible black ballpoint, legal pad, and AAA battery out of her cabinet.
Modern Life Is War « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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