Contraction
Nouns
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contraction, reduction, diminution
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decrease of size etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
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defalcation, decrement
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lessening, shrinking etc. v.
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compaction
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tabes, collapse, emaciation, attenuation, tabefaction, consumption, marasmus, atrophy
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systole, neck, hourglass. condensation, compression, compactness
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compendium etc. Compendium
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squeezing etc. v.
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strangulation
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corrugation
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astringency
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astringents, sclerotics
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contractility, compressibility
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coarctation. inferiority in size.
Verbs
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become small, become smaller
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lessen, decrease etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
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grow less, dwindle, shrink, contract, narrow, shrivel, collapse, wither, lose flesh, wizen, fall away, waste, wane, ebb
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decay etc. (deteriorate) Deterioration. be smaller than, fall short of
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not come up to etc. (be inferior) Inferiority. render smaller, lessen, diminish, contract, draw in, narrow, coarctate
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boil down
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constrict, constringe
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condense, compress, squeeze, corrugate, crimp, crunch, crush, crumple up, warp, purse up, pack, squeeze, stow
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pinch, tighten, strangle
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cramp
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dwarf, bedwarf
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shorten etc. Shortness
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circumscribe etc. Circumscription
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restrain etc. Restraint. [reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ] (subtraction) Nonaddition. Subtraction abrade, pare, reduce, attenuate, rub down, scrape, file, file down, grind, grind down, chip, shave, shear, wear down.
Adjectives
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contracting etc. v.
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astringent
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shrunk, contracted etc. v.
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strangulated, tabid, wizened, stunted
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waning etc. v.
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neap, compact. unexpanded etc. (expand) etc. Expansion
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contractile
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compressible
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smaller etc. (small) etc. Littleness.