Contractions

Synonyms for "contractions" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
declinedownturnlabor contractions

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
recessionshort formshorteningtensionuterine contractions

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
economic phenomenonlinguistic phenomenonphysiological process

More specific

9 entries
Braxton Hicks contractionsapostrophe contractionclitic contractiondepressionisometric contractionisotonic contractionpreterm contractionsrecessionslump

Collocations

6 entries
Braxton Hicks contractionsapostrophe contractioneconomic contractionmuscle contractionshort formuterine contractions

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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My contractions last about forty-five seconds.

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Contractions began.

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How far apart are the contractions?

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The people tend to shorten their words as they speak and some of these sound more like contractions rather than separate words.

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