| cont.1 |
abbreviation of "continue" or "continued." |
| contact |
the physical touching of one thing to another. [8 definitions] |
| contact lens |
a thin, usu. plastic lens, clear or tinted, that is worn over the cornea of the eye to correct imperfect vision or change the color of the eyes. |
| contact print |
a photograph made by pressing a negative against light-sensitive paper and exposing it to light. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. [4 definitions] |
| contagious |
capable of being spread from person to person by contact or association. [3 definitions] |
| contain |
to hold or have within. [4 definitions] |
| containable |
combined form of contain. |
| container |
something, such as a box, barrel, or can, that contains or may contain something else; receptacle. [2 definitions] |
| containerize |
to ship (cargo) in large, standard-sized containers. |
| containerless |
combined form of container. |
| containment |
the act of containing or condition of being contained. [3 definitions] |
| containment structure |
the building in which a commercial nuclear reactor is housed. |
| contaminant |
something that contaminates something else. |
| contaminate |
to make impure or unusable by contact or by adding a harmful substance. |
| contamination |
the act of contaminating or condition of being contaminated. [2 definitions] |
| contd. |
abbreviation of "continued." |
| conté |
a hard crayon of clay and graphite, usu. of a dark color such as brown or black. |
| contemn |
to view or treat with contempt; despise; loathe. |
| contemplate |
to look at long and thoughtfully. [4 definitions] |
| contemplation |
thoughtful reflection or examination; act of contemplating. [2 definitions] |