contraction, wane
| DECREASE |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| CUT | decrease, reduction |
| EBB | decrease, reduction |
| DROP | decrease, fall |
| FALL | decrease, shrinkage |
| LOSS | decrease, drop |
| WANE | decline, diminution |
| SPASM | sudden contraction |
| WASTE | consumption, decline |
| TREMOR | involuntary muscle contraction |
| COOLING | decrease in temperature |
| DECLINE | wane, diminution |
| DOWNFALL | overthrow, decline |
| MARASMUS | decline, wane |
| PHTHISIS | decline, downfall |
| ABATEMENT | decrease, waning |
| LESSENING | decrease, ebb |
| REDUCTION | decrease, abatement |
| SHRINKAGE | decrease, cut |
| DEGENERACY | decline, atrophy |
| DIMINUTION | decline, phthisis |
| MUSCLE | contractile soft tissue of animals |
| OXYMORON | contradiction |