verbNature
retain
to keep or continue to have something.
Example sentence
Clay soil retains water well.
Synonyms
- keep
- hold
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More nature words
All 410 words- scarceadjectivenot enough to meet the need; rare
- sedimentnounsand, stones or mud that settle at the bottom of water
- speciesnouna group of living things that can breed with each other
- stagnantadjectivenot moving or developing; still
- sustainverbto keep something going over time
- terrainnounan area of land, especially its physical features
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