constriction
/kən'strɪkʃən/
noun
12 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
Tight or narrow compression.
2
A tight feeling in some part of the body.
“he felt a constriction in her chest”
“emotion caused a constriction of his throat”
3
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
4
The action or process of compressing.
WORD FORMS
Related formconstrict
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinonstrictioncay
Starts & ends withC … N
Syllablescon · stric · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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