shrank

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UK/ʃɹæŋk/UK[ʃɹʷæŋk]British, Midlands, Northern England, Southern, Standard/ʃɹaŋk/British, Midlands, Southern, Standard[ʃɹʷaŋk]

noun

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

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Meanings

shrank1

verb
  1. pastsimple past of shrink

shrank2

nounshrank (plural shranks)

plural shranks · alternative schrank

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wardrobe

Origin

shrank · verb

See shrink.

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shrank · noun

From Pennsylvania German; cognate to German Schrank.

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Translations

Dutch shrank
  • shrankA decorative wooden wardrobe

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shrank

bankthankranktankblankspankfranchankcrankdrankPlanckshankplankflankprankswankbancankhdankcinquelankManctreebankslank
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Cite this entry
APA

shrank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrank

MLA

“shrank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrank.

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