not stopping a continuous line a continuous noise
con • tin • u • ous • ly / kan ' tinyuasli / adverb It rained continuously for five hours.
con • tour / ' kantur / noun [ count ]
the shape of the outside of something I could just make out the contours of the house in the dark.
con • tra • cep • tive / |kantra ' septiv /
[count ]
( health ) a drug or an object that stops a woman from becoming pregnant
con • tra • cep • tion / |kantra ' sepjn / noun
[ noncount ] ( health )
the ways of stopping a woman from becoming pregnant — Look at birth control .
СОП .tract 1 Ф / 'kantrsekt / noun
[ count ]
an official piece of paper that says that someone agrees to do something
The museum renewed the director's contract for another five years.
con • tract 2 AWL / kan ' trrekt / verb ( con • tracts , con • tract • ing , con • tract • ed )
to become or make something smaller
Metals contract as they cool. —ANTONYM expand con • trac • tion / kan'trrekjn / noun [ count ]
( english language arts ) a short form of a word or words "Isn't" is a contraction of "is not."
con • tra • dictaw / |kantra ' dikt /
(con • tra • dicts, con tra • dict • ing, con • tra • dict • ed)
to say that something is wrong or not true I didn't want to contradict him, but I think he was wrong.
con • tra • dic • tion AWL / |kantra ' dikjn / noun [count]
There is a contradiction between the two descriptions of what happened.
con • tra • dic • to • ry AWL / |kantra 'diktari /
adjective
opposite to or not matching something else Contradictory reports appeared in the newspapers.
con • trar • y 1 AWL / ' kantreri / adjective contrary to something
very different from something; opposite to something Contrary to the doctor's orders, he didn't stay in bed.
con • trar • y 2 AWL / ' kan|treri / noun on the contrary
( formal )
the opposite is true; certainly not
"Is business slow?" "On the contrary, sales are higher than ever."
a difference between things that you can see clearly
There is a big contrast between the climate in the valley and the climate in the hills.
con • trast 2 AWL / kan ' trrest / verb ( con • trasts , con • trast ing , con trast ed )
to look at or think about two or more things together and
see the differences between them
The book contrasts life today with life 100 years ago.
con • trib • ute Ф AWL / kan ' tribyut / verb ( con • trib utes, con • trib ut • ing, con • trib • ut • ed )
to give or be a part of something with other people We contributed $100 to the disaster fund. He didn't contribute anything to the conversation. ► con • trib • u • tor AWB / kan ' tribyatar / noun [count ]
a person who contributes to something
СОП . tri . bu .tion © / lumtrobvufn /
noun [ count ]
something that you give when other people are giving too Would you like to make a contribution to the charity?
СОП .trol 1© / kon'trool / noun
[ noncount ] the power to make people or things do what you want
Who has control of the Senate?
You don't have any control over the weather.
The driver lost control and the bus went into the river.
