HyperDic: ret

English > 1 sense of the word *ret*:
VERB	change	ret	place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid / liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

ret > pronunciation
Sounds	reh't
Rhymes	abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht...

English > *ret*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid / liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse	Cover with liquid / liquid