Contraction is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CONTRACTION in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the act of contracting
• the process of becoming smaller
• the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter
• a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth
• the process of shortening a word by combination or elision.
• a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form
• The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold.
• The process of shortening an operation.
• The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.
• Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
• The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne\'er for never; can\'t for can not; don\'t for do not; it\'s for it is.
• A marriage contract.
• (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
• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the action or process of contracting; the state of being contracted; the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber; a reduction in business activity or growth

Words related to CONTRACTION

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How to use CONTRACTION in a sentence

• With a sharp contraction of the heart he shut his eyes again.
• The horse with the flat hoofs suffered from contraction, while the other did not.
• We thus see that contraction brought about in this way is not so much caused by the heat of the stable, as it is by the decreased ability of the horn to retain its own moisture.
• Neither may we look for much benefit from treatment if the contraction has occurred in animals with an oblique foot axis and flat hoofs.
• Here, in the first place, we have a variety of causes tending to bring about the contraction.
• In addition to that there is also, in the majority of cases, a certain amount of contraction to be overcome.
• Robin looked up at his coming, drawing himself together with a nervous contraction of the muscles like the mute shrinking of an abject dog.
• The eyes are small, but this may be due to the contraction of death.
• Contraction is a slow-going process that is progressive, gradually causing a decrease in the length of the affected structure and eventually rendering the animal useless.
• The diaphragm is drawn down by contraction, thus adding to the enlargement of the chest by increasing its depth.
• The muscles require relaxation after every contraction.
• We know now that it is impossible to carry out any human purpose by the contraction of one muscle or even one group of muscles.
• No one has more carefully studied the contraction of each separate muscle, and the consequent furrows produced on the skin.
• In this manner actions performed by the contraction of voluntary muscles might have been combined for the same special purpose with those effected by involuntary muscles.
• There is no drooping of the features, and no contraction of the eyebrows.
• The contraction of this muscle makes a distinct furrow on the cheek, and produces strong wrinkles under the eye, especially at its inner corner.
• There was no contraction of any facial muscle, and Dr.
• The first gives freedom and fullness of form, the latter results in local effort and contraction.
• If this does not occur contraction and depression are sure to follow.
• Roger does not answer, he does not even look up, but by a restless movement that he makes in his chair, by a tiny contraction of the brows, I see that my shot has told.
• In subsequent periods of contraction form takes over, imposing conformity on the status quo.
• The same contraction is also exerted on the vessels of the skin, driving the blood into the interior and better protected organs.
• At the neck it was already open, and they both thought they could see at this moment a quick contraction of the throat.
• A sharp contraction came and went in the muscles of her throat.

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