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Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.

Unflinching :: Unflinching (a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.

Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..

Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.

Shrunken :: Shrunken () p. p. & a. from Shrink.

Contract :: Contract (v. i.) To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet..

Shrinking :: Shrinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrin.

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..

Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.

Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.

Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..

Shrank :: Shrank () imp. of Shrink.

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..

Scrim :: Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc..

Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat..

Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.

Lessen :: Lessen (v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened..

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