| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| contaction | noun | Act of touching. |
| contagious | adjective | Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease., Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air., Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. |
| containing | present participle & vb. noun | of Contain |
| containant | noun | A container. |
| contangoes | plural | of Contango |
| contection | noun | A covering. |
| contemning | present participle & vb. noun | of Contemn |
| contending | present participle & vb. noun | of Contend |
| contendent | noun | An antagonist; a contestant. |
| contentful | adjective | Full of content. |
| contention | noun | A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife., Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention., Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal., A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for. |
| contesting | present participle & vb. noun | of Contest |
| contestant | noun | One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another. |
| contexture | noun | The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. |
| contiguate | adjective | Contiguous; touching. |
| contiguity | noun | The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity. |
| contiguous | adjective | In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. |
| continence | noun | Alt. of Continency |
| continency | noun | Self-restraint; self-command., The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence., Uninterrupted course; continuity. |
| contingent | adjective | Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual., Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control., Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate., An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency., That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops. |
| continuant | adjective | Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound., A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged. |
| continuate | adjective | Immediately united together; intimately connected., Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued. |
| continuing | present participle & vb. noun | of Continue |
| continuity | noun | the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. |
| continuous | adjective | Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity., Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated. |
| contorsion | noun | See Contortion. |
| contortion | noun | A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. |
| contortive | adjective | Expressing contortion. |
| contourne’ | adjective | Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; — said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter, or the like. |
| contraband | noun | Illegal or prohibited traffic., Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden., A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war., Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade., To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle., To declare prohibited; to forbid. |
| contrabass | noun | Double bass; — applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon. |
| contracted | imp. & past participle | of Contract, Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun., Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views., Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. |
| contractor | noun | One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad. |
| contradict | verb t. | To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn., To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist., To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something. |
| contrahent | adjective | Entering into covenant; contracting; as, contrahent parties. |
| contramure | noun | An outer wall. |
| contraries | noun | Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other., of Contrary |
| contrarily | adverb | In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways. |
| contrasted | imp. & past participle | of Contrast |
| contravene | verb t. | To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat., To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. |
| contrecoup | noun | A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected. |
| contribute | verb t. | To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor., To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect., To give or use one’s power or influence for any object; to assist. |
| contrition | noun | The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing., The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance. |
| contrivble | adjective | Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised. |
| contriving | present participle & vb. noun | of Contrive |
| controlled | imp. & past participle | of Control |
| controller | noun | One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs., An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts., An iron block, usually bolted to a ship’s deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged. |
| controvert | verb t. | To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. |