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Word "CONTRACTION" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
Synonyms:
compression, condensation
Examples:
the contraction of a gas on cooling

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Synonyms:
muscle contraction, muscular contraction

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
Examples:
`won't' is a contraction of `will not'
`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'

Crossword Clues for CONTRACTION

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Clue Source Date
Shan't a€“ or can't? (11)
Shan't - or can't? The Guardian Quick 03 Feb 2024
Legal agreement, one dealing with labour movement? The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Apr 2023
Conservative grip in decline? The Guardian Cryptic 14 Feb 2023
Don't, for instance, study adhesive friction The Times Cryptic 21 Nov 2022
Notice of delivery agreement: I prematurely terminated one
Isn't, for instance, to do with drawing The Telegraph Toughie 30 Aug 2016
Process of size reduction The Times Concise 01 Oct 2015
Beginning of labor, and, in another sense, the beginning of each answer to a starred clue
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