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# retractable

«retractable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to be pulled back in or folded away when not in use** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (retractable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Able to be pulled back in or folded away when not in use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#m1)

2) Describing something that can slide or roll back into a case or body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: retractable pens, retractable dog leads, retractable roofs on stadiums, retractable aeroplane landing gear. In science and nature lessons: cats have retractable claws — they can pull them in. Phrases: retractable claws, retractable roof, retractable pen, retractable lead.

### examples

- Cats have retractable claws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x1)
- The stadium has a retractable roof for rainy days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x2)
- Click the retractable pen to make the tip come out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x3)
- Our dog's lead is retractable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x4)
- The plane's wheels are retractable and fold up after take-off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x5)
- A tape measure has a retractable metal tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/#x6)

### note

Spelling: retractable (ends -able). From the verb "retract". Dogs' claws are mostly not retractable, unlike cats'.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «retractable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.