retire vs site

retire

noun
  • A place to which one retires. 

  • The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. 

verb
  • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. 

  • To cease use or production of something. 

  • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. 

  • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. 

  • To recede; to fall or bend back. 

  • To go to bed. 

  • To withdraw; to take away. 

  • To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. 

  • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. 

  • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. 

  • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. 

  • To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. 

site

noun
  • A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation 

  • The posture or position of a thing. 

  • A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications. 

  • A part of the body which has been operated on. 

  • The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position 

  • A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology. 

  • Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place. 

  • A website. 

verb
  • To situate or place a building or construction project. 

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