retractable
(adjective) capable of being retracted; “retractable landing gear”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retractable (not comparable)
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
retractable (plural retractables)
A retractable pen.
Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, […] there was also a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms. […] Veet Voogajig suddenly claimed to have found this planet, and to have worked there for a while driving a limousine for a family of cheap green retractables […]
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétractable.]
Definition: Capable of being retracted; retractile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
