contour |
the outline of a surface, form, or figure; shape. [7 definitions] |
contour map |
a map that shows elevation and land configuration with contour lines. |
contra |
a member of a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary group of the 1980s. |
contra- |
opposite; against. [2 definitions] |
contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. [5 definitions] |
contraband of war |
war materials, such as weapons and ammunition, that may be confiscated by either side when transported to the other from a neutral government. |
contrabass |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; double bass; bass viol. [4 definitions] |
contrabassoon |
a bassoon that is larger than the ordinary bassoon and an octave lower in pitch; double bassoon. |
contraception |
the prevention of conception; birth control. |
contraceptive |
of, used for, or designed for the prevention of biological conception. [2 definitions] |
contract |
an agreement, usu. legally binding, entered into by two or more parties that specifies what each party will do or not do. [8 definitions] |
contract bridge |
a form of bridge in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may count toward a game, the excess tricks counting as a bonus score. (Cf. auction bridge.) |
contractile |
able to contract or cause contraction. |
contraction |
an act of contracting. [3 definitions] |
contractor |
one who agrees by contract to do specified work at a certain price and to supply all necessary materials. [2 definitions] |
contractual |
of, relating to, or specified in a contract. |
contra dance |
a folk dance, similar to the quadrille, in which dancers often form lines and face each other. [2 definitions] |
contradict |
to assert the opposite of; deny the truth of. [4 definitions] |
contradictable |
combined form of contradict. |
contradiction |
the act of contradicting, or the state of being in denial of or in complete disagreement with something else. [4 definitions] |
contradictory |
involving, containing, or being a contradiction; inconsistent; contrary. [3 definitions] |