career vs retreat

career

noun
  • A jouster's path during a joust. 

  • General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it. 

  • One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession. 

  • The flight of a hawk. 

verb
  • To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way. 

adj
  • Synonym of serial (“doing something repeatedly or regularly as part of one's lifestyle or career”) 

retreat

noun
  • The move of a piece from a threatened position. 

  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security. 

  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position. 

  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base. 

  • A military ceremony to lower the flag. 

  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude. 

  • A period of meditation, prayer or study. 

  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. 

  • A signal for a military withdrawal. 

  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack. 

verb
  • To slope back. 

  • To withdraw military forces 

  • To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. 

  • To withdraw from a position, go back. 

  • a retreating forehead 

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