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
a millstone around (someone's) neck
a continual burden or handicap for someone
The empty store was a millstone around the neck of the small businessman.