retentive
(adjective) having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; “soils retentive of moisture”
retentive, recollective, long, tenacious
(adjective) good at remembering; “a retentive mind”; “tenacious memory”
retentive
(adjective) having the capacity to retain something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive)
Having power to retain
(slang, apocope) anal-retentive
retentive (plural retentives)
(obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ten"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétentif.]
Definition: Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shak.
Re*ten"tive, n.
Definition: That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
