- shrinking from
- shirking, evading, avoiding
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
shrinking from
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Shrinking the footprint — is a campaign by the Church of England to reduce its carbon footprint. The campaign is being lead by the Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres and was launched on World Environment Day in June 2006 with an invitation to all churches to carry out… … Wikipedia
Shrinking — Shrink ing, a. & n. from {Shrink}. [1913 Webster] {Shrinking head} (Founding), a body of molten metal connected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; called also {sinking head}, and {riser} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrinking head — Shrinking Shrink ing, a. & n. from {Shrink}. [1913 Webster] {Shrinking head} (Founding), a body of molten metal connected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; called also {sinking head},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrinking cities — This article concerns the decline of city populations in some locations. Contrary to the familiar industrial image of boomtowns , the size of some cities has declined, despite a growth in world population. Cities shrink when economic investment… … Wikipedia
Shrinking — Shrink Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrinking violet — noun someone who shrinks from familiarity with others • Syn: ↑shy person • Hypernyms: ↑coward • Hyponyms: ↑wallflower * * * noun, pl ⋯ lets [count] informal : a person who is very shy He … Useful english dictionary
Shrinking Ph.D. Job Market — ▪ 1998 Since the 1980s the market for new Ph.D. s to fill tenure track positions in U.S. colleges and universities has decreased significantly. Despite this decrease, the production of new doctorates has increased. Between 1970 and 1993 the … Universalium
shrinking — a mathematical procedure to assess fishing mortality in the latest year so that it does not differ markedly from the average for the preceding three years. Mortality can be difficult to estimate in more recent years … Dictionary of ichthyology
shrink from — verb avoid (one s assigned duties) (Freq. 2) The derelict soldier shirked his duties • Syn: ↑fiddle, ↑shirk, ↑goldbrick • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbricking (for … Useful english dictionary
shrink from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shrink from : present tense I/you/we/they shrink from he/she/it shrinks from present participle shrinking from past tense shrank from or shrunk from past participle shrunk from shrink from something to not be… … English dictionary
