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| NOUN | 1 | shrink, psychiatrist, head-shrinker | A physician who specializes in psychiatry |
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| VERB | 1 | shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither | Wither, as with a loss of moisture |
| 2 | shrink, flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail | Draw back, as with fear or pain | |
| 3 | shrink, reduce | Reduce in size | |
| 4 | shrink, contract | Become smaller or draw together | |
| 5 | shrink, shrivel | Decrease in size, range, or extent |
| Sounds | shrih'ngk |
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| Rhymes | blink, brink, chink, and 24 more rhymes in ihngk... |
| Meaning | A physician who specializes in psychiatry. |
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| Synonyms | psychiatrist, head-shrinker |
| Broader | specialist, medical specialist |
| Narrower | alienist; analyst, psychoanalyst |
| Instances | Horney, Karen Horney, Karen Danielsen Horney; Jaspers, Karl Jaspers, Karl Theodor Jaspers; Menninger, Charles Menninger, Charles Frederick Menninger; Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger; Menninger, William Menninger, William Claire Menninger; Sullivan, Harry Stack Sullivan |
| Meaning | Wither, as with a loss of moisture. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Synonyms | shrivel, shrivel up, wither |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall |
| Narrower | atrophy; die back, die down; mummify, dry up |
| Meaning | Draw back, as with fear or pain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail |
| Broader | move |
| Narrower | shrink back, retract |
| Meaning | Reduce in size. Reduce physically. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" |
| Synonyms | reduce |
| Cause to | shrink, contract |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify |
| Narrower | reduce, scale down; reef; miniaturize, miniaturise; depopulate, desolate; contract |
| Nouns | shrinking, shrinkage |
| Meaning | Become smaller or draw together. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | These fabrics shrink easily |
| Synonyms | contract |
| Contrary | stretch; expand, spread out |
| Caused by | shrink, reduce |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall |
| Narrower | flex |
| Nouns | shrinkage |
| Meaning | Decrease in size, range, or extent. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | Their earnings shrink this year |
| Synonyms | shrivel |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall |
| Nouns | shrinking |
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