shrinking
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
process or result of becoming less or smaller
the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
- compression hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of becoming less
Types & categories
- reduction hypernym
- miniaturization hyponym
Related & opposite
- shrivel derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shrink |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shrink |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | compression |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shrivel |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | miniaturization |