ret

Meanings

Plural: rets

Verb

place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

Adj

Abbreviation of retired.

Noun

Clipping of reiteration.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English retten, reten; perhaps from Middle Dutch rēten, reeten (compare Middle Low German rōten; Middle High German rōzen), or from Old Norse reyta (compare Norwegian røyta, Swedish röta); all from Proto-Germanic *rautijaną (“to make mellow or soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewd- (“to tear; rend; rip”). Related to rot.

Scrabble Score: 3

ret is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ret is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ret is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 3

ret is a valid Words With Friends word