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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

contentment
noun happiness with one`s situation in life

contents
table of contents noun a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

conterminous
contiguous adjective connecting without a break; within a common boundary; `the 48 conterminous states`; `the contiguous 48 states`

contest
competition noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

contestable
adjective capable of being contested

contestant
noun a person who participates in competitions

contested
adjective disputed or made the object of contention or competition; `a contested election`

contestee
noun a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested

contester
noun someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)

context
linguistic context noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

contextual
adjective relating to or determined by or in context; `contextual information`

contextual definition
noun a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; `a contextual definition of `legal duty` might be `X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law``

contextually
adverb in a manner dependent on context

contiguous
immediate adjective very close or connected in space or time; `contiguous events`; `immediate contact`; `the immediate vicinity`; `the immediate past`

continence
continency noun the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

continent
adjective having control over urination and defecation

continent-wide
adjective involving the entire continent

continental
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; `the continental divide`; `continental drift`

Continental Army
noun the American army during the American Revolution

continental breakfast
petit dejeuner noun breakfast usually including a roll and coffee or tea

Continental Congress
noun the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation

continental divide
noun the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)

continental drift
noun the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)

continental glacier
noun a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice

continental shelf
noun the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

continental slope
bathyal zone noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone

contingency
noun the state of being contingent on something

contingency fee
noun a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney`s services)

contingency procedure
noun an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

contingent
contingent on(p) adjective determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; `arms sales contingent on the approval of congress`

continual
adjective `continual` (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous` (meaning without interruption)

continuance
continuation noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption

continuant consonant
continuant noun consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

continuation
protraction noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration

continue
uphold verb keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; `preserve the peace in the family`; `continue the family tradition`; `Carry on the old traditions`

continue
proceed verb continue a certain state, condition, or activity; `Keep on working!`; `We continued to work into the night`; `Keep smiling`; `We went on working until well past midnight`

continued
adjective without stop or interruption; `to insure the continued success of the war`; `the continued existence of nationalism`; `the continued popularity of Westerns`

continued fraction
noun a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on

continuing
adjective remaining in force or being carried on without letup; `the act provided a continuing annual appropriation`; `the continuing struggle to put food on the table`

continuing education
noun a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time

continuing trespass
noun trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains; `dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass`

continuity
noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time

Continuity Irish Republican Army
CIRA noun a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein

continuous
adjective continuing in time or space without interruption; `a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light`- James Jeans; `a continuous bout of illness lasting six months`; `lived in continuous fear`; `a continuous row of warehouses`; `a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it`; `moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks`

continuously
adverb at every point; `The function is continuously differentiable`

continuousness
ceaselessness noun the quality of something that continues without end or interruption

continuum
noun a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts

conto
noun 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal

Contopus
genus Contopus noun pewees

contort
deform 2 distort verb twist and press out of shape

contorted
distorted adjective strained or wrenched out of normal shape; `old trees with contorted branches`; `scorched and distorted fragments of steel`; `trapped under twisted steel girders`

contorted
writhen adjective twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); `his mad contorted smile`; `writhed lips`; `my writhen features`- Walter scott

contortion
deformation noun the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

contortionist
noun an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions

contour
contour line noun a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

contour feather
noun feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape

contour language
noun a tone language that uses pitch changes

contour map
relief map noun a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation

contraband
noun goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

contrabass
double-bass adjective pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; `contrabass or double-bass clarinet`

contrabassoon
contrafagotto noun the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family

contraception
contraceptive method noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

contraceptive
prophylactic 2 antifertility adjective capable of preventing conception or impregnation; `contraceptive devices and medications`

contract
noun a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

contract
noun a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

contract bridge
noun a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

contract in
verb consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use

contract killing
noun a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer

contract law
noun that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts

contract offer
noun offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate

contract out
verb refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use

contracted
adjective reduced in size or pulled together; `the contracted pupils of her eyes`

contractile
adjective capable of contracting or being contracted; `the contractile wings of an insect`

contractile organ
contractor noun a bodily organ that contracts

contractility
noun the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter

contracting
noun becoming infected; `catching cold is sometimes unavoidable`; `the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic`

contraction
noun the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

contraction
muscle contraction noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

contractor
noun someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

contractor
noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

contractual
adjective relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; `contractual obligations`

contractually
adverb by virtue of a contract; `they were contractually responsible`

contracture
noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

contradance
country-dance verb perform a contradance

contradict
negate verb deny the truth of

contradiction
noun the speech act of contradicting someone; `he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction`

contradiction
noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; `the statement `he is brave and he is not brave` is a contradiction`

contradiction in terms
noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; `the statement `he is brave and he is not brave` is a contradiction`

contradictorily
adverb in a contradictory manner; `he argued contradictorily`

contradictoriness
noun the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist

contradictory
mutually exclusive adjective unable to be both true at the same time

contradistinction
noun a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; `sculpture in contradistinction to painting`

contradistinguish
verb distinguish by contrasting qualities

contrail
condensation trail noun an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust

contraindicate
verb make a treatment inadvisable

contraindication
noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

contralateral
adjective on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)

contralto
alto noun the lowest female singing voice

contralto
adjective of or being the lowest female voice

contraption
contrivance noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job