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adj
Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Work done on a contract basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of contract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
becoming infected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: catching
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acquiring, getting
History
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