retreats

To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.

To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

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

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

A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.

A period of meditation, prayer or study.

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

A signal for a military withdrawal.

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.

The move of a piece from a threatened position.

To withdraw from a position, go back.

(of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.

To slope back.

“a retreating forehead”