English to English Dictionary

Contract

A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

Contract killer

A professional assassin who commits murder pursuant to a formal or informal agreement for financial compensation.

Contracting

The act of entering into a formal agreement or contract.

Contraction

The process of becoming smaller or shorter.

Contraction Strategy

A systematic approach to reducing the complexity of a problem or process by combining or simplifying components.

Contractor

A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.

Contradict

To assert the opposite of a statement made by someone.

Contradiction

A combination of statements, ideas, or features that are opposed to one another.

Contradictor

A person who contradicts or denies the truth of a statement or argument.

Contradictory

Characterized by a lack of agreement or consistency.

Contrapposto

A pose in which a human figure stands with one leg bearing weight and the other leg relaxed, creating a sense of movement and dynamism.

Contrapreuve

Evidence that contradicts or challenges the validity of other evidence.