Words · Familiar
contraction
/kəntˈɹækʃən/ · 11 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- noun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
the contraction of a gas on cooling
- noun
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
`won't' is a contraction of `will not'
- noun
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope