Associations to the word «Retaining»

Wiktionary

RETAINING, adjective. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
RETAINING, verb. Present participle of retain
RETAINING WALL, noun. Any of several structures used to restrain a vertical-faced mass of earth
RETAINING WALLS, noun. Plural of retaining wall

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.