shrinkers
Things that compress
Shrinkers are things that shrink or cause shrinking.
The word appears in compounds: head-shrinkers (slang for psychiatrists or psychologists, from the image of tribal practitioners who shrunk enemy heads), shrink-wrappers.
In casual use, shrinkers can be any agent—chemical, mechanical, or circumstantial—that reduces size: These jeans are shrinkers; wash them in cold water.
Mental health professional
- psychoanalystUnconscious mind specialist
- analystOne who examines systematically
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
- counselorOne who advises
clinician · couch · Freudian · transference · psychoanalysis · neurosis · unconscious · therapy
psychotherapist
Mental health professional
- psychoanalystUnconscious mind specialist
- analystOne who examines systematically
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
counselor · clinician · couch · Freudian · transference · psychoanalysis · neurosis · unconscious · therapy · mental health
shrinkage
Decrease in size
dwindle · diminish · reduce · compress · condense · compact · deflate · constrict · taper · tighten
preshrunk
Pre-treated against size reduction
- alterationsChanges made to something
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- resizeChange an object's dimensions
fitting · hemming · fabric · textile · sizing · cotton · wool · denim · linen · care label
shrinkersexpanders
Things that stretch outward
enlargers · growers · stretchers · magnifiers · amplifiers
shrinkersgrowers
Those who raise plants
multipliers · augmenters · boosters · enhancers · builders
- head shrinkerSlang for psychiatrist