contraction

Meanings

• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;
• "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds;
• "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"
• "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Synonyms

• muscular contraction
• muscle contraction
• compression
• condensation

Scrabble Score: 15

contraction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

contraction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

contraction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

contraction is a valid Words With Friends word

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