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Contort
- verb - twist and press out of shape
Contour
- 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"
- a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
- form the contours of
Contras
- noun - a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
Control
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- 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"
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling
Contuse
- verb - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"
Convect
- verb - circulate hot air by convection
Convene
- verb - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"
- meet formally; "The council convened last week"
Convent
- noun - a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
- a religious residence especially for nuns
Convert
- noun - a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
- cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
- complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
- make (someone) a