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— English words —

• shrink v. (Transitive) To cause to become smaller.
• shrink v. (Intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
• shrink v. (Intransitive) To cower or flinch.
• shrink v. (Transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
• shrink v. (Intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
• shrink v. (Intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
• shrink n. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
• shrink n. (Slang, sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
• shrink n. (Uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before…

— English words, defined in German —

• shrink S. Umgangssprachlich: Psychotherapeut oder Psychiater.
• shrink V. Intransitiv: kleiner werden; einschrumpfen, zusammenschrumpfen.

— English words, defined in French —

• shrink v. Rétrécir, diminuer, rapetisser, rétreindre.
• shrink v. (Économie) Se contracter.
• shrink v. Se reculer, se dérober, tressaillir.
• shrink n. Contraction.
• shrink n. (Argot) (Péjoratif) Psy ; psychiatre, psychanalyste.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• shrink v. Encoger.

47 English words from 9 English definitions

away back because because␣of become before business cause contract contraction cower danger derogatory disgust draw draw␣back due due␣to especially example fear figuratively flinch for for␣example from Intransitive inventory items Loss move move␣back not or␣not psychiatrist psychotherapist recoil retire selling shoplifting Shrinkage Slang smaller sometimes Transitive Uncountable withdraw

3 English words from 8 foreign definitions

Argot Contraction Psychiater

24 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

contracter dérober diminuer Économie einschrumpfen Encoger Intransitiv kleiner oder Péjoratif Psy psychanalyste psychiatre Psychotherapeut rapetisser reculer Rétrécir rétreindre se␣dérober Se␣reculer tressaillir Umgangssprachlich werden zusammenschrumpfen

45 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

shrinke shrinks shrinky shrinked shrinker shrink␣up shrinkage shrinkers shrinkest shrinketh shrinking shrinks␣up shrinkable shrinkages shrink␣away shrink␣back shrinkette shrinkings shrinkwrap shrink-wrap shrinkettes shrinkflate shrinkingly shrinkproof shrinks␣away shrinks␣back shrink-swell shrinkwraps shrink-wraps shrinkability shrinkflation shrinking␣frog shrinkwrapped shrink-wrapped shrinkageproof shrinking␣frogs shrinkwrapping shrink-wrapping shrinking␣violet shrinkproofness shrinking␣violets shrinkwrap␣license shrink-wrap␣license shrinkwrap␣licenses shrink-wrap␣licenses

25 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

reshrinks unshrinks forshrinks preshrinks headshrinks heat␣shrinks overshrinks reshrinking unshrinking headshrinker head-shrinker nonshrinking preshrinking unshrinkable antishrinkage antishrinking boner-shrinker headshrinkers head-shrinkers nonshrinkable overshrinking unshrinkingly boner-shrinkers unshrinkability grocery␣shrink␣ray

9 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

reshrink unshrink forshrink nonshrink preshrink antishrink headshrink heat␣shrink overshrink

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ink rin rink Rink Shri

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

NIR N.␣Ir. RHs RHS r.h.s.

10 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Harkins Hunsrik kernish Krishna Kushnir rankish rushnik shrinke shrinks shrinky

13 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

hinks Hinks hirns Khins Kirns knish Krish nirks rinks Rinks shink shirk Shirk

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

dhrink shrank shriek shrine shrunk sprink thrink

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

shink

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