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- Contraction - n. - The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold.
- Contraction - n. - The process of shortening an operation.
- Contraction - n. - The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.
- Contraction - n. - Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
- Contraction - n. - The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.
- Contraction - n. - A marriage contract.
- Myotic - a. - Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc.
- Ammeter - n. - A contraction of amperometer or amperemeter.
- Presystolic - a. - Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the presystolic friction sound.
- Godspeed - n. - Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, "God speed you."
- Excito-motory - a. - Exciting motion; -- said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex actions, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve center and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.
- Cello - n. - A contraction for Violoncello.
- Laxator - n. - That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part.
- Super - n. - A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.
- 'T is - - A common contraction of it is.
- Fore - prep. - Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.
- Asthma - n. - A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
- Peristaltic - a. - Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.
- T'other - - A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2.
- Labialize - v. t. - To modify by contraction of the lip opening.
- 'T was - - A contraction of it was.
- Cramp - n. - A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.
- Ma'am - n. - Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.
- Strabismus - n. - An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can not be directed to the same object, -- a defect due either to undue contraction or to undue relaxation of one or more of the muscles which move the eyeball; squinting; cross-eye.
- Rounded - a. - Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
- I've - - Colloquial contraction of I have.
- Rounding - n. - Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
- Thomsen's disease - - An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.
- Synecphonesis - n. - A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.
- Halt - - 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
- Thermosystaltic - a. - Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; -- said of a muscle.
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- G869 ἄφνω - 869 ἄφνω - ἌΦΝΩ - - áphnō - af'-no - adverb from ἀφανής (contraction); unawares, i.e. unexpectedly:--suddenly. - Adverb - greek
- G1762 ἔνι - 1762 ἔνι - ἜΝΙ - - éni - en'-ee - contraction for the third person singular present indicative of ἔνειμι; impersonally, there is in or among:--be, (there) is. - Verb - greek
- H256 אַחְאָב - 256 אַחְאָב - אַחְאָב - - ʼAchʼâb - akh-awb' - once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab. - - x-pn
- H579 אָנָה - 579 אָנָה - אָנָה - - ʼânâh - aw-naw' - a primitive root (perhaps rather identical with אָנָה through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence, to meet in various senses; befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel. - Verb - heb
- H830 אַשְׁפֹּת - 830 אַשְׁפֹּת - אַשְׁפֹּת - - ʼashpôth - ash-pohth' - or אַשְׁפּוֹת; or שְׁפֹת; (contraction) plural of a noun of the same form as אַשְׁפָּה, from שָׁפָה (in the sense of scraping); a heap of rubbish or filth; dung (hill). - Noun Masculine - heb
- H857 אָתָה - 857 אָתָה - אָתָה - - ʼâthâh - aw-thaw' - or אָתָא; a primitive root (collateral to אוּת contraction); to arrive; (be-, things to) come (upon), bring. - Verb - heb
- H448 אֱלִיאָתָה - 448 אֱלִיאָתָה - אֱלִיאָתָה - - ʼĔlîyʼâthâh - el-ee-aw-thaw' - or (contraction) אֱלִיָּתָה; from אֵל and אוּת; God of (his) consent; Eliathah, an Israelite; Eliathah. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- G1 Α - 1 Α - Α - - A - al'-fah - of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first: --Alpha. Often used (usually , before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from ἄνευ) in the sense of privation; so, in many words, beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of ἅμα). - Letter - greek
- H1078 בֵּל - 1078 בֵּל - בֵּל - - Bêl - bale - by contraction for בַּעַל; Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians; Bel. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- H1275 בֵּרִי - 1275 בֵּרִי - בֵּרִי - - Bêrîy - bay-ree' - probably by contraction from בְּאֵרִי; Beri, an Israelite; Beri. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- H1194 בְּעֹן - 1194 בְּעֹן - בְּעֹן - - Bᵉʻôn - beh-ohn' - probably a contraction of בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן; Beon, a place East of the Jordan; Beon. - Proper Name Location - x-pn
- H885 בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן - 885 בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן - בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן - - Bᵉʼêrôth Bᵉnêy-Yaʻăqan - be-ay-roth' be-nay' yah-a-can' - xlit Bᵉêrôth corrected to Bᵉʼêrôth; from the feminine plural of בְּאֵר, and the plural contraction of בֵּן, and יַעֲקָן; wells of (the) sons of Jaakan; Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan, a place in the Desert; Beeroth of the children of Jaakan. - Proper Name Location - x-pn
- H2243 חֹב - 2243 חֹב - חֹב - - chôb - khobe - by contraction from חָבַב; properly, a cherisher, i.e. the bosom; bosom. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H1873 דָּרַע - 1873 דָּרַע - דָּרַע - - Dâraʻ - daw-rah' - probably a contraction from דַּרְדַּע; Dara, an Israelite; Dara. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- H1571 גַּם - 1571 גַּם - גַּם - - gam - gam - by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea. - Adverb - heb
- H3676 כֵּס - 3676 כֵּס - כֵּס - - kêç - kace - apparently a contraction for כִּסֵּא, but probably by erroneous transcription for נֵס; {a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token}; sworn. - Noun Masculine - heb
- G3652 Ὀλυμπᾶς - 3652 Ὀλυμπᾶς - ὈΛΥΜΠᾶΣ - - Olympâs - ol-oom-pas' - probably a contraction from (Olympian-bestowed, i.e. heaven-descended); Olympas, a Christian:--Olympas. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G3937 Παρμενᾶς - 3937 Παρμενᾶς - ΠΑΡΜΕΝᾶΣ - - Parmenâs - par-men-as' - probably by contraction for (a derivative of a compound of παρά and μένω); constant; Parmenas, a Christian:--Parmenas. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G3969 Πατροβᾶς - 3969 Πατροβᾶς - ΠΑΤΡΟΒᾶΣ - - Patrobâs - pat-rob'-as - perhaps a contraction for (a compound of πατήρ and βίος); father's life; Patrobas, a Christian:--Patrobas. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G4167 ποίμνη - 4167 ποίμνη - ΠΟΊΜΝΗ - - poímnē - poym'-nay - contraction from ποιμαίνω; a flock (literally or figuratively):--flock, fold. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G4421 πτηνόν - 4421 πτηνόν - ΠΤΗΝΌΝ - - ptēnón - ptay-non' - contraction for πετεινόν; a bird:--bird. - Adjective - greek
- H7228 רַב - 7228 רַב - רַב - - rab - rab - by contraction from רָבַב; (or perhaps the same as רַב); an archer; archer. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H7953 שָׁלָה - 7953 שָׁלָה - שָׁלָה - - shâlâh - shaw-law' - a primitive root (rather cognate (by contraction) to the base of נָשַׁל, שָׁלַל and their congeners through the idea of extracting); to draw out or off, i.e. remove (the soul by death); take away. - Verb - heb
- G4609 Σίλας - 4609 Σίλας - ΣΊΛΑΣ - - Sílas - see'-las - contraction for Σιλουανός; Silas, a Christian:--Silas. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G4982 σώζω - 4982 σώζω - ΣΏΖΩ - - sṓzō - sode'-zo - from a primary (contraction for obsolete , "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole. - Verb - greek