Reticencenoun
Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
Reservenoun
(behaviour) Restriction.
Reticencenoun
(uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.
Reservenoun
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
‘The book is on reserve.’;
Reticencenoun
(uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
Reservenoun
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Reticencenoun
(uncountable) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
Reservenoun
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
Reticenceverb
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.
‘pass over’;
Reservenoun
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
‘New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out.’;
Reticencenoun
The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness.
‘Such fine reserve and noble reticence.’;
Reservenoun
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
‘the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut.’; ‘the Clergy Reserves in Canada are for the support of the clergy.’;
Reticencenoun
A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject.
Reservenoun
(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
Reticencenoun
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Reservenoun
(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
Reservenoun
Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
Reservenoun
A reserve price in an auction.
Reservenoun
Wine held back and aged before being sold.
Reservenoun
(social) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.
Reservenoun
(sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
Reservenoun
(card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
Reservenoun
In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
Reservenoun
(calico printing) A resist.
Reservenoun
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
Reserveverb
To keep back; to retain.
‘We reserve the right to make modifications.’;
Reserveverb
To keep in store for future or special use.
‘This cake is reserved for the guests!’;
Reserveverb
To book in advance; to make a reservation.
‘I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.’;
Reserveverb
(obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.
Reserveverb
To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
Reserveverb
Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain; to make a reservation{7}.
‘Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble?’; ‘Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.’;
Reserveverb
To make an exception of; to except.
Reservenoun
The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
‘However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations.’;
Reservenoun
That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
‘The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a continual supply.’;
Reservenoun
That which is excepted; exception.
‘Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a reserve.’;
Reservenoun
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
‘My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined,Left all reserve, and all the sex, behind.’; ‘The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme.’;
Reservenoun
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
Reservenoun
A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
Reservenoun
Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
Reservenoun
That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it;
Reservenoun
In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the recipient will get a prize if another should be disqualified.
Reservenoun
A resist.
Reservenoun
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
Reservenoun
formality and propriety of manner
Reservenoun
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Reservenoun
an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
Reservenoun
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
Reservenoun
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
Reservenoun
armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
Reservenoun
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Reserveverb
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency;
‘they held back their applause in anticipation’;
Reserveverb
give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;
‘I will earmark this money for your research’;
Reserveverb
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance;
‘We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's’;
Reserveverb
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;
‘reserve me a seat on a flight’; ‘The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family’; ‘please hold a table at Maxim's’;
Reserveadjective
not engaged in military action
Reserveadjective
kept in reserve especially for emergency use;
‘a reserve supply of food’; ‘a spare tire’; ‘spare parts’;
