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Contrives
- verb - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
- 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"
Contronym
- unknown - A word with two opposite meanings, e.g. sanction (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’).
Contumacy
- noun - obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
- willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
Contumely
- noun - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
Contusing
- verb - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"
Contusion
- noun - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
- the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
Corticine
- - A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.
Corticium
- noun - genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
Corticoid
- noun - a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
Corticose
- - Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.