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Continuants
- noun - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Contortions
- noun - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
- the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Contrabands
- noun - goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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
Contradicts
- verb - be in contradiction with
- be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
- deny the truth of
- prove negative; show to be false
Contrarians
- noun - an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
Contrarious
- adjective - difficult to deal with
Contravenes
- verb - deny the truth of
- go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
Contretemps
- noun - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
Contributes
- verb - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
- bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
- contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
- provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"