constriction
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Definition of constriction
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
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(countable, uncountable)A narrow part of something; a stricture.
“[…] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]”
- (countable, uncountable)A compression.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.
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31 words- CRITICS 11 pts
- SIROCCO 11 pts
- TICTOCS 11 pts
- CISTRON 9 pts
- CITRINS 9 pts
- CITRONS 9 pts
- COITION 9 pts
- CONNORS 9 pts
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- CONTORT 9 pts
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44 words- CITRIC 10 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- CRISIC 10 pts
- CRITIC 10 pts
- ICONIC 10 pts
- TICTOC 10 pts
- CITRIN 8 pts
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- IONICS 8 pts
- IRONIC 8 pts
- NITRIC 8 pts
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- STRICT 8 pts
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73 words- CIRCS 9 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- COCOS 9 pts
- CONIC 9 pts
- CROCI 9 pts
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- SONIC 7 pts
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- TORCS 7 pts
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- INION 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
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4-letter words
32 words- COCO 8 pts
- CROC 8 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COON 6 pts
- COOS 6 pts
- COOT 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
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- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
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