contort
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ twist and press out of shape
contorted
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott
contortion
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
contortion
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
contortionist
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
contour
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ form the contours of
contour
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
contour
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 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
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
contra
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
contraband
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
contraband
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
contrabandist
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ someone who imports or exports without paying duties
contrabass
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
contrabass
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ largest and lowest member of the violin family
contrabassoon
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
contraception
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
contraceptive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
contraceptive
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an agent or device intended to prevent conception
contraclockwise
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock