n.
1.reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
2.a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
3.marked by elaborately complex detail
4.the act of sharing in the activities of a group
5.the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
6.the action of enfolding something
Idiom of the Day
burn one's bridges behind one
to do something that makes going back impossible
The man burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.