Term: retraction: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: phlogiston: a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: fathom: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: redskin: (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: dauber: an unskilled painter
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: recession: the act of ceding back
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: acetate: a salt or ester of acetic acid
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: expectation: the feeling that something is about to happen
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: fresh food: food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: memento: a reminder of past events
Broader: motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Unrelated: hydromorphone hydrochloride: a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain