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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
test
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| definition 1: |
a struggle for superiority or victory.
a contest between good and evil- synonyms:
- battle, fight
- similar words:
- agony, competition, contention, encounter, match, race, rivalry, struggle, tug
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| definition 2: |
a competition, as for an award, that matches rival abilities, performances, qualities, or the like.
a beauty contesta mathematics contest- synonyms:
- competition
- similar words:
- bout, event, match, race, rivalry, run, tournament, tourney
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| related words: |
debate, game, meet, open, tilt, war |
adjective + (n.)contest
all-star,
amateur,
annual,
athletic,
competitive,
democratic,
electoral,
gubernatorial,
head-to-head,
ideological,
mayoral,
monthly,
nationwide,
online,
pissing,
presidential,
primary,
slam-dunk,
spirited,
sporting,
staring,
statewide,
three-way,
tight,
ultimate,
upcoming,
wet,
worldwide
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verb + (n.)contest
compete, enter, feature, host, judge, participate, plead, prevail, rig, spell, stage, win
(n.)contest
+ verb
award, cancel, sponsor, submit
noun + (n.)contest
baking,
barbecue,
beauty,
bidding,
bikini,
bodybuilding,
bulletin,
caption,
coloring,
cooking,
costume,
cutting,
dance,
decorating,
delegate,
dunk,
eating,
election,
endurance,
ensemble,
entry,
essay,
fiction,
homecoming,
invention,
karaoke,
limbo,
look-alike,
loser,
nominating,
nomination,
outcome,
parade,
photography,
piano,
pie,
plea,
poetry,
popularity,
poster,
primary,
pumpkin,
puzzle,
recipe,
riddle,
scholarship,
shooting,
singing,
slam,
slide,
solo,
spelling,
storytelling,
talent,
tester,
trivia
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
test
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| inflections: |
contests, contesting, contested |
| definition 1: |
to compete or struggle for.
The field that the armies contested was soon littered with the dead and wounded.- synonyms:
- dispute, fight over
- similar words:
- battle for, contend for, jostle, struggle for, vie for
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| definition 2: |
to challenge, deny, or dispute.
We are contesting the legality of the contract.- synonyms:
- challenge, dispute, impugn, question
- similar words:
- controvert, debate, deny, gainsay, object to, oppose, oppugn, rebut, refute
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| related words: |
combat, contend, encounter, fight, rival |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kn
test
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| definition: |
to fight, dispute, or compete.
Three teams are contesting for the prize.- synonyms:
- battle, compete, contend, vie
- similar words:
- fight, grapple, jostle, play, strive, struggle
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| related words: |
argue, battle, compete |
adverb + (v.)contest
bitterly, closely, fiercely, highly, hotly, strongly, successfully, tightly, vigorously
(v.)contest
+ noun
adoption, ballot, campaign, charge, claim, court, divorce, finding, notion, race, result, ruling, shot, status, validity, vote, will
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| derivations: |
contestable (adj.), contestably (adv.), contestableness (n.), contester (n.) |
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