Contraction

Reversed word is noitcartnoc. The word "contraction" is formed by 7 different letters: A C I N O R T.

Definition(s) of contraction:

[1] (n.) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold.
[1] (n.) The process of shortening an operation.
[1] (n.) The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.
[1] (n.) Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
[1] (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.
[1] (n.) A marriage contract.

Direct anagrams: Sorry. This word is longer than 7 chars, direct anagrams not available.

Words created inserting one letter into contraction:
contractions

Shorter words created from contraction letters:
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Words containing letter pairs from contraction: co on nt tr ra ac ct ti io on

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Poet helper: words ending with the same letter group: on ion tion ction action raction traction ntraction ontraction

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