RETRACTABLE
retractable
(adjective) capable of being retracted; “retractable landing gear”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retractable (not comparable)
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
Noun
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
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