a unit of language that native speakers can identify | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
a promise | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
information about recent and important events | a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds |
a brief statement | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
an exchange of views on some topic | |
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | |
a verbal command for action | |
a string of bits stored in computer memory | |