11 Letter Words for Contraction
contraction
10 Letter Words for Contraction
contaction
9 Letter Words for Contraction
canoncito, conciator, contactor, intonator, nontactic, otocranic
8 Letter Words for Contraction
anticorn, catoctin, coaction, conation, contorta, contract, cotarnin, cratonic, crotonic, intonaco, narcotic, narcotin, nonactor, noration, notation, ornation, rotation, tonation, traction
7 Letter Words for Contraction
acronic, acrotic, actinon, annotto, anticor, antonio, arnotto, cancion, canonic, cantico, cantino, cantion, cantoon, carcoon, caronic, carotic, carotin, cartoon, citator, coactor, coation, coction, concion, contact, contain, contort, contrat, cooncan, coranto, cortian, cortina, cotonia, cronian, crottin, intrant, notator, occitan, oncotic, ontario, oration, raccoon, rantoon, rattoon, ricotta, taction, taintor, tantric, tarocco, tortoni, trianon
6 Letter Words for Contraction
aconic, aconin, action, anoint, anotto, antrin, aortic, arctic, aroint, atonic, attorn, cacoon, canion, cannot, cantic, canton, cantor, carnic, caroon, carton, cation, citron, coarct, cocona, concio, contin, contra, corita, cornic, cornin, corona, cortin, cotoin, cottar, cotton, cranic, craton, criant, crocin, crotin, croton, incant, incarn, inocor, intact, intort, intron, nation, natron, nintoo, nonact, nonair, nonart, nonoic, norito, notion, nritta, octant, octoic, octroi, otiant, racion, rancio, ration, ratoon, ratton, rincon, ronion, rottan, tactic, tactor, tannic, tictac, tictoc, titano, tonant, tooart, torino, totora, triact, tricon, tricot, triton
5 Letter Words for Contraction
acoin, acorn, acron, actin, acton, actor, ancon, ancor, anion, annot, anorn, antic, ariot, aroon, artic, attic, cacti, cairn, cairo, canon, canto, carot, ccitt, cinct, circa, coact, coart, coati, cocao, cocin, cocoa, concn, conia, conic, conin, conta, conto, contr, coran, coria, corni, corno, coroa, corta, cotan, cotta, crain, crcao, croat, croon, icaco, inact, incan, incor, incra, intra, intro, iortn, narco, naric, niota, niton, nitro, nitta, noint, nonic, noria, norit, norna, notan, oaric, octan, octic, oncia, oncin, onion, ontic, orant, orcin, orion, ottar, racon, ratio, ratoo, ratti, riant, rocta, ronco, ronin, rooti, rotan, rotta, tacit, taino, taint, tairn, tanti, tanto, tarin, taroc, tarot, tatin, tatoo, ticca, tinca, tinct, tinta, titan, titar, tonic, tonto, toona, toran, toric, torot, torta, tract, train, trait, trant, triac, trica, trina, troat, troca, troco, troic, trona, tronc, troot
4 Letter Words for Contraction
acct, acor, aint, aion, airn, airt, anni, anno, anon, anti, arco, arni, arno, atoc, attn, caci, caic, cain, cair, canc, cann, cant, caon, carn, cart, ciao, cion, cira, circ, cito, coat, coca, coco, coct, coin, coir, coit, conc, coni, conn, cont, coon, coot, cora, corn, cort, coto, cott, cran, cric, crin, crit, croc, icao, icon, inca, incr, inro, inta, into, intr, iota, iran, iron, nain, naio, nant, naoi, narc, nato, natr, nina, nito, noir, nona, noon, nori, norn, nota, nott, octa, oint, onca, onto, oont, oran, orca, orna, otic, otto, rain, rait, rann, rant, rato, riot, rita, ritt, roan, roin, roit, ront, roon, root, rota, rotc, roti, roto, taco, tact, tain, tait, tari, tarn, taro, tart, tiao, tiar, tinc, tint, toat, toco, toit, tonn, toon, toot, torc, tori, torn, toro, tort, toto, trac, trat, trin, trio, trit, trna, tron, trot
3 Letter Words for Contraction
acc, act, ain, air, ait, anc, ann, ant, aor, arc, arn, art, att, cai, can, car, cat, cia, cir, cit, con, coo, cor, cot, crc, cro, crt, ctn, cto, ctr, iao, inc, inn, int, ion, ira, ita, nar, nat, nco, nit, noa, non, noo, nor, not, oar, oat, oca, oct, ona, oni, ono, ont, oon, oor, oot, ora, orc, ort, otc, oto, rai, ran, rat, rct, ria, rin, rio, rit, rna, roc, roi, ron, roo, rot, rti, tai, tan, tao, tar, tat, tic, tin, tit, tnt, toa, toc, toi, ton, too, tor, tot, tra, tri, trt
Definitions for Contraction
[1] an act or instance of contracting.
[2] the quality or state of being contracted.
[3] a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe, as e'er for ever, isn't for is not, dep't for department.
[4] Physiology . the change in a muscle by which it becomes thickened and shortened.
[5] a restriction or withdrawal, as of currency or of funds available as call money.
[6] a decrease in economic and industrial activity (opposed to expansion).
[7] an instance of contracting or the state of being contracted
[8] physiol any normal shortening or tensing of an organ or part, esp of a muscle, e.g. during childbirth
[9] pathol any abnormal tightening or shrinking of an organ or part
[10] a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked in written English by an apostrophe I've come for I have come
Words related to Contraction
recession, shrinkage, reduction, decrease, deflation, condensation, reducing, compression, abridgment, evaporation, confinement, lessening, abbreviation, narrowing, omission, curtailment, withdrawal, diminution, shrinking, constriction
Words nearby Contraction
contracted, contracted kidney, contracted pelvis, contractile, contractile vacuole, contraction, contraction joint, contractive, contractor, contractual, contractual psychiatry
Origin of Contraction
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin contractiōn- (stem of contractiō ), equivalent to contract(us ) drawn together, past participle of contrahere (see contract) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Contraction
con·trac·tion·al , adjective
non·con·trac·tion , noun
o·ver·con·trac·tion , noun
re·con·trac·tion , noun
Synonyms for Contraction
decrease, deflation, recession, reduction, shrinkage, abbreviation, abridgment, compression, condensation, condensing, confinement, constriction, curtailment, diminution, dwindling, elision, evaporation, lessening, narrowing, omission, receding, reducing, shrinking, tightening, withdrawal, abbreviating, abridging, confining, curtailing, cutting down, decreasing, deflating, diminishing, drawing together, evaporating, lopping, omitting, shrivelling, tensing, withdrawing
