shrinp.html - See: HEAD SHRINKER.

shrinp.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 esp. RC Ch. a a chapel, church, altar, etc., sacred to a saint, holy person, relic, etc. b the tomb of a saint etc. c a casket esp. containing sacred relics; a reliquary. d a niche containing a holy statue etc.
2 a place associated with or containing memorabilia of a particular person, event, etc.
3 a Shinto place of worship.

--v.

tr. poet. enshrine. [OE scrin f. Gmc f. L scrinium case for books etc.]

shrinp.html - v. & n.
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(past shrank; past part. shrunk or (esp. as adj.) shrunken)
1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller; contract, esp. by the action of moisture, heat, or cold.
2 intr. (usu. foll. by from) a retire; recoil; flinch; cower (shrank from her touch). b be averse from doing (shrinks from meeting them).
3 (as shrunken adj.) (esp. of a face, person, etc.) having grown smaller esp. because of age, illness, etc.

--n.

1 the act or an instance of shrinking; shrinkage.
2 sl. a psychiatrist (from 'head-shrinker').

shrinking violet an exaggeratedly shy person. shrink into oneself become withdrawn. shrink on slip (a metal tyre etc.) on while expanded with heat and allow to tighten. shrink-resistant (of textiles etc.) resistant to shrinkage when wet etc. shrink-wrap (-wrapped, -wrapping) enclose (an article) in (esp. transparent) film that shrinks tightly on to it.

shrinkable adj. shrinker n. shrinkingly adv. shrink-proof adj. [OE scrincan: cf. skrynka to wrinkle]

shrinp.html - n.
1 a the process or fact of shrinking. b the degree or amount of shrinking.
2 an allowance made for the reduction in takings due to wastage, theft, etc.

shrinp.html - See: SHORT SHRIFT.

shrinp.html - See: HEAD SHRINKER.