shrink
English Thesaurus
1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | alienist, |
| definition | : | a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness (noun.person) |
2. decrease in size, range, or extent (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen, |
| definition | : | decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change) |
3. become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | flex, |
| definition | : | contract (verb.motion) |
4. reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | reef, |
| definition | : | reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | downsize, |
| definition | : | make in a smaller size (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | contract, |
| definition | : | make smaller (verb.contact) |
| cause | : | contract, shrink, |
| definition | : | become smaller or draw together (verb.change) |
5. wither, as with a loss of moisture (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | atrophy, |
| definition | : | undergo atrophy (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | blast, |
| definition | : | shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | die back, die down, |
| definition | : | suffer from a disease that kills shoots (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | dry up, mummify, |
| definition | : | dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture (verb.change) |
6. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | retract, shrink back, |
| definition | : | pull away from a source of disgust or fear (verb.motion) |
7. a physician who specializes in psychiatry (noun.person)
8. decrease in size, range, or extent (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shrinking, |
| definition | : | the act of becoming less (noun.act) |
9. become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
| antonym | : | stretch, |
| definition | : | become longer by being stretched and pulled (verb.change) |
| antonym | : | expand, spread out, |
| definition | : | extend in one or more directions (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | contraction, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shrinkage, shrinking, |
| definition | : | process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event) |
10. reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shrinkage, shrinking, |
| definition | : | process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event) |
11. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flinch, wince, |
| definition | : | a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
12. a physician who specializes in psychiatry (noun.person)
13. decrease in size, range, or extent (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shrinking, |
| definition | : | the act of becoming less (noun.act) |
14. become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
| antonym | : | stretch, |
| definition | : | become longer by being stretched and pulled (verb.change) |
| antonym | : | expand, spread out, |
| definition | : | extend in one or more directions (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | contraction, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shrinkage, shrinking, |
| definition | : | process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event) |
15. reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shrinkage, shrinking, |
| definition | : | process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event) |
16. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flinch, wince, |
| definition | : | a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
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