Shrinking
31shrinking — a mathematical procedure to assess fishing mortality in the latest year so that it does not differ markedly from the average for the preceding three years. Mortality can be difficult to estimate in more recent years …
32shrinking — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, Sanforizing, aloof, aseptic, atrophy, attenuation, backward, bashful, bashfulness, blank, boggle, boggling, chilled, chilly, cold, compunction, constrained, consumption, cool, cowardly, declining, demur,… …
33shrinking — shrink·ing || ʃrɪŋʃkɪŋ n. act of contracting, act of making smaller; process of becoming smaller; act of flinching ʃrɪŋk n. psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling v. contract,… …
34shrinking — /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ (say shringking) adjective 1. recoiling as in fear. 2. contracting with heat, cold, moisture, etc. 3. Obsolete self effacing; shy …
35shrinking — noun 1. process or result of becoming less or smaller the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage • Syn: ↑shrinkage • Derivationally related forms: ↑shrink (for: ↑shrinkage), ↑shrink …
36heat shrinking — shrinking dents in panels using a gas welder to heat local areas of the dents …
37shrinking violet — noun Date: 1915 a bashful or retiring person …
38shrinking violet — a shy, modest, or self effacing person. [1925 30] * * * …
39Shrinking Ph.D. Job Market — ▪ 1998 Since the 1980s the market for new Ph.D. s to fill tenure track positions in U.S. colleges and universities has decreased significantly. Despite this decrease, the production of new doctorates has increased. Between 1970 and 1993 the …
40shrinking violet — noun A very shy person, who avoids contact with others if avoidable …
