Matching Words
837 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Contempt
- noun - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
- a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- open disrespect for a person or thing
Contends
- verb - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
- come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- have an argument about something
- maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Contents
- noun - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
- everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
- make content; "I am contented"
- satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
- the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
- the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
- the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content"
- the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Contessa
- unknown - Italian noblewoman
Contests
- noun - a struggle between rivals
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- Competition
- fixtures
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Contexts
- noun - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
Continua
- noun - a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
Continue
- verb - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
- continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
- continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
- continue talking; "I know it's hard," he con
Continuo
- noun - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
Contline
- - The space between the strands on the outside of a rope.