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Noun
S:
(n)
psychiatrist
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head-shrinker
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shrink
(a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
Verb
S:
(v)
shrivel
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shrivel up
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shrink
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wither
(wither, as with a loss of moisture)
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
S:
(v)
flinch
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squinch
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funk
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cringe
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shrink
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wince
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recoil
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quail
(draw back, as with fear or pain)
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
S:
(v)
shrink
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reduce
(reduce in size; reduce physically)
"Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
S:
(v)
shrink
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contract
(become smaller or draw together)
"The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
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S:
(v)
shrink
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shrivel
(decrease in size, range, or extent)
"His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"