- Types Of Speech
- You can use constrict as a verb in a sentence.
- About Constrict
- A 2 syllables verb and 9 letters with the letters c, i, n, o, r, s, and t, 7 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Constrict starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cons, const, and the ending characters are t, ct, ict, rict, trict, ..
- Definition
- Become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, constrict has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are con, and strict.
- School Grade
- Constrict is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Constrict in Pig Latin is said as "onstrictcay or onstrictcway".
- Unigram
- c | o | n | s | t | r | i | c | t
- Bigram
- co | on | ns | st | tr | ri | ic | ct
- Trigram
- con | ons | nst | str | tri | ric | ict
- Quadrigram
- cons | onst | nstr | stri | tric | rict
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- become tight or as if tight;
"Her throat constricted" - squeeze or press together;
"she compressed her lips";
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Assure | be careful or certain to do something make certain of something "He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product" |
Bag | an activity that you like or at which you are superior "chemistry is not my cup of tea" "his bag now is learning to play golf" "marriage was scarcely his dish" |
Bang | a conspicuous success "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career" "that new Broadway show is a real smasher" "the party went with a bang" |
Bar | the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
Barb | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather |
Barricade | a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy) "they enemy stormed the barricade" |
Batten | a strip fixed to something to hold it firm |
Batten Down |
View all cognitive synonyms for Constrict
Anagram | Definition |
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Constrict | become tight or as if tight "Her throat constricted" |
View English words with the unique letters used in constrict. Words With The Letters Cinorst
Word | Definition |
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Bottleneck | a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
Chokepoint | a point of congestion or blockage "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour" |
Coarctation | (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta |
Constriction | the action or process of compressing |
Narrowing | the act of making something narrower |
Word | Definition |
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Tighten | narrow or limit "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
Word | Definition |
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Astringe | become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" |
Strangulate | become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" |
Constrict Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters