| contention |
a struggle between or among people or ideas; strife; argument. [3 definitions] |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. [2 definitions] |
| contentment |
the state of being content or satisfied. |
| contents |
things that are inside something. |
| conterminous |
having a common boundary, such that each ends where the other begins. [2 definitions] |
| contessa |
(Italian) countess. |
| contest |
a struggle for superiority or victory. [5 definitions] |
| contestable |
combined form of contest. |
| contestant |
one who participates in a contest; competitor. [2 definitions] |
| context |
the language surrounding a particular usage of a word, phrase, or sentence, or the situation in which the piece of language is used. [2 definitions] |
| contextless |
combined form of context. |
| contextual |
of, belonging to, or depending on a context. |
| contextualize |
to put into a context, or provide a context for. |
| contiguity |
the state of being contiguous; nearness; proximity. [2 definitions] |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. [2 definitions] |
| continence |
moderation or self-restraint, esp. in sexual activity. [2 definitions] |
| continent |
one of the earth's major land masses, such as North America, Australia, or Antarctica. [3 definitions] |
| continental |
of or pertaining to a continent. [6 definitions] |
| continental breakfast |
a light breakfast, usu. consisting of rolls or pastries and coffee or tea, like that eaten in most European countries. |
| Continental Congress |
the revolutionary assembly, made up of landed representatives of the American colonies, that met between 1774 and 1789 to work out a plan of government and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. |
| continental divide |
an extensive ridge of mountains on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions. |