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Contracts
- noun - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
- become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
- compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
- engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
- make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manus
Contrails
- noun - an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
Contrasts
- noun - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
- put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
- the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
- the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
- the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
- the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
- to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
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"
Conveners
- noun - the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
Converges
- verb - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
- be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
- come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
- move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
Converses
- noun - a proposition obtained by conversion
- carry on a conversation
- talked , spoke
Conveyers
- noun - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
- a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings"
Conveyors
- noun - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
- a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings"
Convinces
- verb - make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"