return to an original state
"the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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recovery
The recovery of freedom is so splendid a thing that we must not shun even death when seeking to recover it. [ Cicero ]
We look to our last sickness for repentance, unmindful that it is during a recovery men repent, not during a sickness. [ Hare ]
It is dangerous to abandon one's self to the luxury of grief: it deprives one of courage, and even of the wish for recovery. [ Amiel ]
recoveryin Scrabble®
The word recovery is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
recovery:
coverer, recover
recovery
recovery
recoveryin Words With Friends™
The word recovery is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
recovery:
coverer, recover
recovery
recovery
recovery
recovery
recovery(2 words)
recoveryin them (1 word)
recovery(1 word)
recovery
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cove cover recover
over cover recover
re recover
very
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