Definition of contract

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Contract (n.) To betroth; to affiance.

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Precontract :: Precontract (v. i.) To make a previous contract or agreement.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) Without much extent; contractedly.
Rounding :: Rounding (n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude..
Astriction :: Astriction (n.) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
Affiance :: Affiance (n.) Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
Atony :: Atony (n.) Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile..
Ana :: Ana (adv.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), / ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces..
Vitiation :: Vitiation (n.) The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood; the vitiation of a contract..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law..
Cello :: Cello (n.) A contraction for Violoncello.
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
Photo :: Photo (n.) A contraction of Photograph.
Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise..
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..
''s :: 's () A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has.
Contract :: Contract (n.) The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.
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..
Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The process of shortening an operation.
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