Nouns Starting With CONT
Here's the list of all the 349 Nouns Starting With CONT in the English Language.
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contact | 1. close interaction 2. the act of touching physically More Definitions → |
control | 1. power to direct or determine 2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another More Definitions → |
content | 1. the state of being contented with your situation in life 2. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something More Definitions → |
contents | 1. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something 2. a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start More Definitions → |
contract | 1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make More Definitions → |
context | 1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation 2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event More Definitions → |
contemporary | 1. a person of nearly the same age as another More Definitions → |
contribute | More Definitions → |
contractor | 1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things 2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps More Definitions → |
contest | 1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 2. a struggle between rivals More Definitions → |
contribution | 1. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result 2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause More Definitions → |
controller | 1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts 2. a person who directs and restrains More Definitions → |
contrast | 1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared 2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences More Definitions → |
continental | More Definitions → |
container | 1. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) More Definitions → |
contrary | 1. a relation of direct opposition 2. exact opposition More Definitions → |
contracting | 1. becoming infected More Definitions → |
continuity | 1. uninterrupted connection or union 2. a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot More Definitions → |
contributor | 1. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money 2. a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book More Definitions → |
contamination | 1. the state of being contaminated 2. a substance that contaminates More Definitions → |
controversy | 1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement More Definitions → |
continent | 1. one of the large landmasses of the earth More Definitions → |
continuation | 1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption 2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it More Definitions → |
contour | 1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height 2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) More Definitions → |
contingent | 1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group 2. a temporary military unit More Definitions → |
continuum | 1. a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts More Definitions → |
contingency | 1. a possible event or occurrence or result 2. the state of being contingent on something More Definitions → |
containment | 1. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully 2. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor More Definitions → |
contention | 1. a point asserted as part of an argument 2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement More Definitions → |
contempt | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous More Definitions → |
contradiction | 1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas 2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false More Definitions → |
contraception | 1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery More Definitions → |
contraction | 1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) 2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together More Definitions → |
contextual | More Definitions → |
contradictory | 1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time More Definitions → |
contaminant | 1. a substance that contaminates More Definitions → |
contraceptive | 1. an agent or device intended to prevent conception More Definitions → |
contender | 1. the contestant you hope to defeat More Definitions → |
contemplate | More Definitions → |
contradict | More Definitions → |
contemplation | 1. a long and thoughtful observation 2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration More Definitions → |
contemporaries | 1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age More Definitions → |
contestant | 1. a person who participates in competitions 2. a person who dissents from some established policy More Definitions → |
continuance | 1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption 2. the period of time during which something continues More Definitions → |
contravention | 1. coming into conflict with More Definitions → |
contributory | More Definitions → |
contemplative | 1. a person devoted to the contemplative life More Definitions → |
contraband | 1. goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law More Definitions → |
contentment | 1. happiness with one's situation in life More Definitions → |
continua | 1. a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts More Definitions → |
conto | 1. 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal More Definitions → |
contaminate | More Definitions → |
contagion | 1. any disease easily transmitted by contact 2. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted More Definitions → |
continence | 1. the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters 2. voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge More Definitions → |
contrarian | 1. an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors More Definitions → |
contravene | More Definitions → |
continuo | 1. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played More Definitions → |
contraption | 1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job More Definitions → |
contrivance | 1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job 2. the faculty of contriving; inventive skill More Definitions → |
contrition | 1. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation More Definitions → |
contractility | 1. the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter More Definitions → |
contracture | 1. an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle More Definitions → |
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