Constrictor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that constricts, as a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.
  • n. Any of various snakes, such as the python or boa, that tightly coil around and asphyxiate their prey.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That which constricts or tightens.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
  • n. A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
  • n. A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which constricts, contracts, or draws together; specifically, in anatomy, a muscle which draws parts together, or closes an opening; a sphincter: as, the constrictor of the esophagus.
  • n. A large serpent which envelops and crushes its prey in its folds: as, the boa-constrictor. See boa.
  • n. The technical specific name of the common black-snake of North America, Bascanion constrictor. See cut under black-snake.
  • Acting as a constrictor; constricting: as, a constrictor muscle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    serpent    snake    ophidian   
    Hyponym
    boa   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sphincter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Richter    Victor    predictor    stricter    victor   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    constrictors    boa    Dundee    collapsibility    indole    catman    endoderm    quinsy    python    tyger