shrinker
Makes things smaller
A shrinker is someone or something that shrinks—reduces in size or causes reduction.
The word appears in compounds: head-shrinker (slang for psychiatrist, from the literal practice of shrinking severed heads), shrink-wrapper.
On its own, shrinker is uncommon, usually describing machines or processes that compress or reduce materials.
Unconscious mind specialist
- therapistMental health practitioner
- counselorOne who advises
- analystOne who examines systematically
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
Freudian · couch · session · transference · neurosis · psychodynamics · defense mechanisms · repression
Something that lessens
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- deflatorThing that shrinks pressure
- downsizerOne who reduces scale
- contractorHired construction professional
minimizer · attenuator · constrictor · compactor · mitigator · moderator · contraction · reduction
Woven or knit material
- washerSpacer ring for fasteners
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- clothesFabric worn on body
- heatTransferred thermal energy
tumble · cycle · cotton · wool · preshrunk · washable · spin · temperature
Proportionally reduced reproduction
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
bonsai · toy · nanotechnology · microscopic · pocket-sized · small-scale · dollhouse · thumbnail
psychoanalyst
Unconscious mind specialist
psychiatrist · Freudian · couch · session · transference · neurosis · psychodynamics · defense mechanisms · repression · projection
reducer
Something that lessens
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- deflatorThing that shrinks pressure
- downsizerOne who reduces scale
contractor · minimizer · attenuator · constrictor · compactor · mitigator · moderator · contraction · reduction · decrease
fabric
Woven or knit material
heat · tumble · cycle · cotton · wool · preshrunk · washable · spin · temperature · garment
scale model
Proportionally reduced reproduction
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
miniature · bonsai · toy · nanotechnology · microscopic · pocket-sized · small-scale · dollhouse · thumbnail · ray gun
- shrink wrapPlastic that seals tight
- shrinking violetExtremely timid person
- heat shrinkPolymer sleeve that contracts
- shrink backWithdraw due to fear
- shrink wrappingHeat-tightened plastic covering
- shrink awayWithdraw from fear
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