Retainer
nounid
120438·updated May 18, 2026verified
a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- considerationservant
- plural
- Retainers
- possessive
- Retainer's
- pluralpossessive
- Retainers'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
- §2
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- §3
- a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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