Words with a similar base: head-shrinker, shrink

'shrink'
[psychiatrist.n.01] as in: a physician who specializes in psychiatry



'shrink'
[shrivel.v.01] as in: wither, as with a loss of moisture


Examples:
The fruit dried and shriveled



'shrink'
[flinch.v.01] as in: draw back, as with fear or pain


Examples:
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf



'shrink'
[shrink.v.03] as in: reduce in size; reduce physically


Examples:
Hot water will shrink the sweater
Can you shrink this image?



'shrink'
[shrink.v.04] as in: become smaller or draw together


Examples:
The fabric shrank
The balloon shrank



'shrink'
[shrink.v.05] as in: decrease in size, range, or extent


Examples:
His earnings shrank
My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me



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