| CONSTRICT | • constrict v. (Transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure. • constrict v. (Of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. • constrict v. (Figurative) To limit or restrict. |
| CONSTRICTED | • constricted v. Simple past tense and past participle of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
| CONSTRICTING | • constricting v. Present participle of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
| CONSTRICTION | • constriction n. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. • constriction n. A narrow part of something; a stricture. • constriction n. A compression. |
| CONSTRICTIONS | • constrictions n. Plural of constriction. • CONSTRICTION n. an act or product of constricting. |
| CONSTRICTIVE | • constrictive adj. That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction. • CONSTRICTIVE adj. serving to constrict. |
| CONSTRICTIVELY | • constrictively adv. Accompanied by constriction. • CONSTRICTIVE adv. serving to constrict. |
| CONSTRICTOR | • constrictor n. That which constricts or tightens… • CONSTRICTOR n. a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ. |
| CONSTRICTORS | • constrictors n. Plural of constrictor. • CONSTRICTOR n. a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ. |
| CONSTRICTS | • constricts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
| CONSTRINGE | • constringe v. (Transitive, intransitive) To constrict; to tighten. • CONSTRINGE v. to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink. |
| CONSTRINGED | • constringed v. Simple past tense and past participle of constringe. • CONSTRINGE v. to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink. |
| CONSTRINGENCE | • constringence n. (Physics, optics) A measure of a material’s dispersion (variation of refractive index with wavelength)… • CONSTRINGENCE n. the inverse of the dispersive power of a medium, also CONSTRINGENCY. |
| CONSTRINGENCES | • constringences n. Plural of constringence. • CONSTRINGENCE n. the inverse of the dispersive power of a medium, also CONSTRINGENCY. |
| CONSTRINGENCIES | • constringencies n. Plural of constringency. • CONSTRINGENCY n. the inverse of the dispersive power of a medium, also CONSTRINGENCE. |
| CONSTRINGENCY | • constringency n. Alternative form of constringence. • CONSTRINGENCY n. the inverse of the dispersive power of a medium, also CONSTRINGENCE. |
| CONSTRINGENT | • constringent adj. Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. • CONSTRINGENT adj. tending to constringe. |
| CONSTRINGES | • constringes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constringe. • CONSTRINGE v. to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink. |
| CONSTRINGING | • constringing v. Present participle of constringe. • CONSTRINGE v. to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink. |