Words Starting With CONT
Here's the list of all the 601 Words 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. satisfy in a limited way 2. make content 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 → |
| continue | 1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity 2. continue talking 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 → |
| continued | 1. without stop or interruption More Definitions → |
| contained | 1. gotten under control More Definitions → |
| contain | 1. include or contain; have as a component 2. contain or hold; have within More Definitions → |
| contemporary | 1. a person of nearly the same age as another 2. characteristic of the present More Definitions → |
| continuing | 1. remaining in force or being carried on without letup 2. persisting for a long time More Definitions → |
| controlled | 1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits More Definitions → |
| contribute | 1. bestow a quality on 2. contribute to some cause More Definitions → |
| continuous | 1. continuing in time or space without interruption 2. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity 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. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences 2. to show differences when compared; be different More Definitions → |
| continental | 1. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War 2. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent 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 → |
| controlling | 1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits More Definitions → |
| contributing | 1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for 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 → |
| continuously | 1. at every point 2. with unflagging resolve More Definitions → |
| contamination | 1. the state of being contaminated 2. a substance that contaminates More Definitions → |
| controversial | 1. marked by or capable of arousing controversy More Definitions → |
| continually | 1. seemingly without interruption 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 2. having control over urination and defecation 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 → |
| contaminated | 1. corrupted by contact or association 2. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution More Definitions → |
| contracted | 1. reduced in size or pulled together 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 → |
| contractual | 1. relating to or part of a binding legal agreement 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 → |
| contiguous | 1. very close or connected in space or time 2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary 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 → |
| continual | 1. recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series 2. having no interruptions More Definitions → |
| contextual | 1. relating to or determined by or in context More Definitions → |
| contested | 1. disputed or made the object of contention or competition More Definitions → |
| contend | 1. maintain or assert 2. have an argument about something More Definitions → |
| contrasting | 1. strikingly different; tending to contrast More Definitions → |
| contradictory | 1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time 2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false More Definitions → |
| contaminant | 1. a substance that contaminates More Definitions → |
| contraceptive | 1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation 2. an agent or device intended to prevent conception More Definitions → |
| contender | 1. the contestant you hope to defeat More Definitions → |
| contagious | 1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another 2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection More Definitions → |
| contemplate | 1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought 2. consider as a possibility More Definitions → |
| contentious | 1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits 2. involving or likely to cause controversy More Definitions → |
| contradict | 1. be in contradiction with 2. deny the truth of 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 → |
| controllable | 1. capable of being controlled More Definitions → |
| contrived | 1. showing effects of planning or manipulation 2. artificially formal More Definitions → |
| contributory | 1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for More Definitions → |
| contemporaneous | 1. occurring in the same period of time 2. of the same period More Definitions → |
| contemplative | 1. a person devoted to the contemplative life 2. deeply or seriously thoughtful More Definitions → |
| contraband | 1. distributed or sold illicitly 2. goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law More Definitions → |
| contentment | 1. happiness with one's situation in life More Definitions → |
| contented | 1. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are 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 | 1. make impure 2. make radioactive by adding radioactive material More Definitions → |
| contractually | 1. by virtue of a contract 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 → |
| contaminating | 1. spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination 2. that infects or taints More Definitions → |
| contrarian | 1. an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors More Definitions → |
| contractile | 1. capable of contracting or being contracted More Definitions → |
| contralateral | 1. on or relating to the opposite side (of the body) More Definitions → |
| contravene | 1. go against, as of rules and laws 2. deny the truth of 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 → |
| contemptuous | 1. expressing extreme contempt More Definitions → |
| contemptible | 1. deserving of contempt or scorn 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 → |
| contorted | 1. twisted (especially as in pain or struggle) 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 → |
| contextually | 1. in a manner dependent on context More Definitions → |
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