Definition of contract

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Contract (v. i.) To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet..

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Honestly :: Honestly (adv.) In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly..
Spacious :: Spacious (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall..
Stomatopod :: Stomatoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed..
Corrugate :: Corrugate (a.) Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows.
Hiccough :: Hiccough (n.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough..
Treaty :: Treaty (n.) An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance..
Cancellation :: Cancellation (n.) The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself..
''t Was :: 'T was () A contraction of it was.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open..
Cello :: Cello (n.) A contraction for Violoncello.
Fore :: Fore (prep.) Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.
Constricted :: Constricted (a.) Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract..
Ergotine :: Ergotine () A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus..
Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence..
Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary..
Location :: Location (n.) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire..
Stoma :: Stoma (n.) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells..
Tester :: Tester (n.) An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston..
Ain't :: Ain't () A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not. [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.
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