Term: contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: filefish: narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: petrolatum gauze: gauze saturated with petrolatum
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: workspace: space allocated for your work (as in an office)
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: trumpet creeper: a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: eristic: the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: academia: the academic world
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: kentucky bluegrass: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: galena: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: whisker: a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Broader: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something | Unrelated: nihilism: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake