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head shrinker

head shrink·er
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed shring-ker]
    • /hɛd ˈʃrɪŋ kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed shring-ker]
    • /hɛd ˈʃrɪŋ kər/

Definitions of head shrinker words

  • verb without object head shrinker to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 1
  • verb without object head shrinker to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water. 1
  • verb without object head shrinker to become reduced in extent or compass. 1
  • verb with object head shrinker to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 1
  • verb with object head shrinker Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. 1
  • noun head shrinker an act or instance of shrinking. 1
See all 9 definitions of head shrinker

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Origin of head shrinker

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1955-60 for def 9; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan; cognate with Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink, Norwegian skrukka old shrunken woman

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Parts of speech for Head shrinker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Head shrinker

head shrinker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

head shrinker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for head shrinker

noun head shrinker

  • accountant — An accountant is a person whose job is to keep financial accounts.
  • psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
  • investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
  • questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • unexamined — to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine a prospective purchase.
All 16 Synonyms of head shrinker

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