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Contours
  1. noun - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
  2. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  3. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
  4. form the contours of
Contract
  1. noun - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
  2. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  3. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
  4. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
  5. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
  6. compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
  7. engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
  8. enter into a contractual arrangement
  9. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
  10. make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
  11. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manus
Contrail
  1. noun - an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
Contrary
  1. adjective - a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
  2. a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
  3. exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
  4. in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
  5. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
  6. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
  7. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
Contrast
  1. noun - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
  2. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
  3. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
  4. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
  5. the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
  6. the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
  7. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
Contrate
  1. - Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.
Contrist
  1. - To make sad.
Contrite
  1. adjective - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Contrive
  1. verb - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
  2. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
  3. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
Controls
  1. noun - (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
  2. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
  3. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
  4. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
  5. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
  6. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
  7. check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling