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～ 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"
contour
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～ a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
contra
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～ a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
contraband
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～ goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
contrabandist
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～ someone who imports or exports without paying duties
contrabass
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～ largest and lowest member of the violin family
contrabassoon
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～ the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
contraception
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～ birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
contraceptive
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～ an agent or device intended to prevent conception
contract
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～ a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
contract
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～ a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
contract
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～ (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
contract bridge
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～ a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
conditional contract
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～ a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
contractility
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～ the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
contracting
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～ becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
contraction
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～ the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
contraction
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～ (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
contraction
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～ a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
contraction
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～ the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"