English dictionary: words starting with contracti

Meanings of Contractible:

adjective

Able to be shrunk or capable of contracting.

Usage examples:

Siegal's portable house has expandable and contractible spaces and varying degrees of transparency …

Meanings of Contractile:

adjective

Capable of or producing contraction.

Usage examples:

The contractile activity of the human colon

Meanings of Contracting:

verb

Decrease in size, number, or range.

Usage examples:

Glass contracts as it cools

noun

A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

Usage examples:

He has just signed a contract keeping him with the club

Meanings of Contraction:

noun

The process of becoming smaller.

Usage examples:

The general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale

Meanings of Contractions:

noun

The process of becoming smaller.

Usage examples:

The general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale