irretractileadj.
/ɪrɪˈtraktɪl//ɪrɪˈtraktʌɪl/ Not retractile; incapable of being retracted or drawn back.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] > capable of being drawn back > not
irretractile1855
1855 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. ii. xi. 210 Of bodies that resist in different modes..we have..the Retractile and Irretractile.
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adj.1855- to learn fashions
- to learn from example
- to learn one's lesson
- to learn out
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- to learn the ropes
- to learn the use of the globes
- to leave a bug in a person's ear
- to leave a mark
- to leave a marks
- to leave a matter at a loose end
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- to leave a person flat
- to leave a person hanging
- to leave a person on ice
- to leave a person one
- to leave a person standing
- to leave a person standing still
- to leave a person the field
- to leave a person to her own purchase
- to leave a person to his own purchase
- to leave a person to his shifts
- to leave a person to hold the baby