CONTRACTING
11 letters
16 Scrabble points
Definition of CONTRACTING
verb
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To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
"The snail's body contracted into its shell."
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(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
"The word "cannot" is often contracted into "can't"."
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To enter into a contract with.
noun
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The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
"the contractings of his muscles"
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Work done on a contract basis.
adjective
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Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points