💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retractors"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| reelsnoun | A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. |
| retractable | Capable of being retracted; retractile. |
| retractive | Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. |
| retractsverb | (transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside. |
| retractverb | (transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside. |
| retractilenoun | That can be retracted (as a cat's claws) |
| retractingverb | (transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside. |
| retractedverb | Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat. |
| retractionnoun | A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error. |
| hydraulicsnoun | The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy. |
| actuatorsnoun | A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve. |
| pulleysnoun | (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance). |
| compressorsnoun | A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor. |
| restrainernoun | Something that restrains. |
| ratchetsnoun | A ratchet wrench. |
| telescopingnoun | The act of extending or contracting in the manner of a telescope. |
| stabilizersnoun | Any person or thing that brings stability. |
| hydraulically | Using hydraulics. |
| protractilenoun | That can be protracted. |
| protractingverb | To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. |
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