Associations to the word «Shrink»
Noun
- Exclamation
- Fiber
- Wiz
- Bubble
- Elsie
- Fit
- Mira
- Staring
- Massa
- Recess
- Blackness
- Kayla
- Ray
- Circumference
- Cheek
- Nay
- Deterioration
- Katy
- Stile
- Mach
- Glimmer
- Solitude
- Semiconductor
- Gloom
- Rebuke
- Rap
- Fraction
- Adulthood
- Wafer
- Breech
- Width
- Hardship
- Hectare
- Hiding
- Blow
- Waldo
- Scrutiny
- Blows
- Shiver
- Hurrying
- Fright
- Thirst
- Planck
- Sudden
- Inflation
- Sink
- Humidity
- Condemnation
- Startling
- Ogre
- Sprang
- Dislike
- Crouch
- Spectacle
- Corner
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHRINK, verb. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
SHRINK, verb. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
SHRINK, verb. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
SHRINK, verb. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
SHRINK, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
SHRINK, noun. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
SHRINK, noun. (slang) (sometimes pejorative) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.
SHRINK AWAY, verb. To draw back in fear, cringe, back down
SHRINK UP, verb. (intransitive) To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up.
Dictionary definition
SHRINK, noun. A physician who specializes in psychiatry.
SHRINK, verb. Wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled".
SHRINK, verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf".
SHRINK, verb. Reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?".
SHRINK, verb. Become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank".
SHRINK, verb. Decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.