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Contraction
- noun - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- 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'"
- the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
Contractive
- - Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting.
Contractors
- noun - (law) a party to a contract
- a bodily organ that contracts
- someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
Contractual
- adjective - relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; "contractual obligations"
Contracture
- noun - an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
Contradance
- noun - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
- perform a contradance
Contradicts
- verb - be in contradiction with
- be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
- deny the truth of
- prove negative; show to be false
Contraption
- noun - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Contrarians
- noun - an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
Contrariant
- - Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.