Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z contextualizer One who, or that which, contextualizes. contextually In a contextual manner; with reference to context. contextural Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. contexture A weaving together of parts. contextured Formed into a texture or woven together conticent silent contig A set of overlapping DNA segments, derived from a single source of genetic material, from which the complete sequence may be deduced. contignation The act or process of framing or slotting together, or uniting, like beams in a fabric. contiguate Contiguous, touching. contiguation The act of making contiguous contiguity A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. contiguosity contiguousness; contiguity. contiguous Connected; touching; abutting. contiguously In a contiguous manner. contiguousness The state or quality of being contiguous. continence The voluntary control of urination and defecation. continent One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them. continental Of or relating to a continent or continents. Continentaler A soldier in the Continental Army. continentalism The adoption of common policies amongst the countries of a particular continent, especially continental Europe. continentalist One who supports or believes in continentalism. continentality The condition of being a continent. continentalization Modification to a continental form continentalize To broaden or narrow in scope or focus so that the domain becomes the continent. continentally In a continental manner or to a continental extent continentalward Synonym of continentward. continentlike Similar to a continent continently In a continent, chaste, moderate manner continentness The state or quality of being continent. continentward Towards a continent. continentwide Across a whole continent. contingence Contact; touching. contingency The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. contingent An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future. contingentism The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts. contingently In a contingent manner; without foresight. contingentness The state or quality of being contingent. Contini A surname from Italian. contino A surname. Continong "The Continent," mispronounced in the manner of a foreigner. continuable Able to be continued. continual Recurring in steady, rapid succession. continuality The condition of being continual continually In regular or repeated succession; very often. continualness The state or quality of being continual. continuance The action of continuing. continuando The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action. continuant A linguistic sound other than a stop. continuantly In a continuant manner. continuate To make continuous, to give continuity to. continuately In a continuate manner. continuation The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession continuational Of or relating to continuation. continuationism The concept, especially amongst charismatic Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) continue in the modern world. continuationist One who believes in continuationism. continuations Trousers or breeches. continuative Of or pertaining to continuation. continuatively in continuative manner continuativeness The quality of being continuative. continuator Synonym of continuer, a person who continues the work of another. continue To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). continued Prolonged; unstopped. continuedly In a continued manner; ongoingly. continuedness The state or quality of being continued. continuer One who or that which continues. continuing A continuation. continuingly In a manner that is ongoing. continuism The practice of serving in office indefinitely by bypassing or abolishing term limits. continuismo Continuism, in the context of Latin America. continuist Synonym of continuationist. continuity Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time. continuo A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings. continuosity The quality of being continuous; continuousness. continuous Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. continuously Without pause. continuousness The state or quality of being continuous. continuum A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. continuumlike Resembling or characteristic of a continuum. contline The spiral groove between the strands of a rope. conto In Portugal and Brazil, a million reis. contoid A phonetic consonant, as opposed to a phonological one. contone Having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling. Contoocook A river in New Hampshire, United States, a tributary of the Merrimack River. contorniate A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. contorno contour; outline contorsional Of or pertaining to contorsion contort To twist in a violent manner. contortable Able to contort; flexible, malleable. contorted Twisted; screwed up. contortedly In a contorted manner. contortedness The quality of being contorted. contorter One who contorts something. contortion The act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself. contortionate contorted or contorting contortionism Synonym of contortion. contortionist An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions. contortionistic Involving or characterised by contortion. contortive Showing contortion. contortly In a contort manner. contortrostatin A disintegrin, present in venom of the copperhead snake Agkistrodon contortrix, that inhibits breast cancer contortuplicate Plaited lengthwise and also twisted. contos A surname from Greek. Contot A surname from French. contouche Synonym of robe volante. contour An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. contourable Able to be contoured. contoured Smoothly shaped contouring the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable contourite A sedimentary deposit produced by thermohaline-induced deepwater bottom currents, possibly influenced by wind or tidal forces. contouritic Relating to contourites. contourless Without a contour or contours. contourlessness Absence of contours. contourlet Any of a group of closely-spaced contours used in image processing. contra Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to. contraband Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. contrabandage dealing in contraband contrabander A smuggler; a contrabandist. contrabandism trading in contraband goods; smuggling contrabandist A dealer in contraband. contrabandista A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America. contrabass The part or section one octave lower than bass. contrabassist Someone who plays the contrabass. contrabasso The largest kind of bass viol. contrabassoon A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way. contrabassoonist Someone who plays the contrabassoon. contrabiotic That counters the action of microbes contrabureaucratic Self-consciously rejecting bureaucracy and pursuing alternative modes of organisation. contracept To use contraception contraception The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity. contraceptional Relating to contraception; contraceptive. contraceptionism The promotion of contraception. contraceptionist One who promotes contraception. contraceptive That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse. contraclockwise counterclockwise contract An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement. contractability The ability for something to be contracted. contractable Capable of being contracted (in various senses). contractably In a contractable manner. contractant A contracting party; one that contracts. contractarian Relating to contractarianism contractarianism The political doctrine that the legitimacy of a government derives from a (normally unstated) contract between the government and the people (normally derived from an election) contractation The purchase of agricultural produce by the Soviet government from an individual farmer or collective. contracted Arranged by contract; established by agreement. contractedly In a contracted manner. contractedness The state of being contracted. contractee A party to a contract. contractibility The quality or degree of being contractible. contractible Capable of contraction contractibleness contractibility contractibly In a contractible manner.