1. Braxton-Hicks_contraction

noun. painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency.

Rhymes with Braxton Hicks Contraction

• dissatisfaction
• satisfaction
• liquefaction
• transaction
• subtraction
• extraction
• distraction
• abstraction
• retraction
• infraction
• diffraction
• classaction
• telaction
• interaction
• exaction
• attraction
• reaction
• inaction
• fraction
• faction

2. contraction

noun. ['kənˈtrækʃən'] (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).

3. contraction

noun. ['kənˈtrækʃən'] a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds.

4. contraction

noun. ['kənˈtrækʃən'] the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope.

5. contraction

noun. ['kənˈtrækʃən'] the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.