Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shrink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
squinch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shrink (noun) | squinch (noun) |
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a physician who specializes in psychiatry | a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) |
shrink (verb) | squinch (verb) |
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become smaller or draw together | cross one's eyes as if in strabismus |
reduce in size; reduce physically | draw back, as with fear or pain |
wither, as with a loss of moisture | crouch down |
decrease in size, range, or extent | |
draw back, as with fear or pain |