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shrank.

A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɹæŋk/Received-Pronunciation[ʃɹʷæŋk]Received-Pronunciation/ʃɹaŋk/British, Midlands, Northern-England, Southern, Standard[ʃɹʷaŋk]British, Midlands, Southern, Standard

  1. A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

    Dutch · English · Pennsylvania · US
Where this word comes from

From Pennsylvania German; cognate to German Schrank.

verb/ʃɹæŋk/Received-Pronunciation[ʃɹʷæŋk]Received-Pronunciation/ʃɹaŋk/British, Midlands, Northern-England, Southern, Standard[ʃɹʷaŋk]British, Midlands, Southern, Standard

  1. simple past of shrink

    form-of · past
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See shrink.

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