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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
traekt
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| definition 1: |
A contract is a legal agreement between people. A contract tells what each of the people agree to do or not do.
Each person who rents an apartment in the building has a contract with the owner of the building. According to the contract, the owner has to provide heat and make any needed repairs to the building. A person renting must keep their apartment in good condition and not have pets.- synonyms:
- agreement, compact
- similar words:
- alliance, arrangement, bargain, convention, deal, settlement, treaty, understanding
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| definition 2: |
A contract is the piece of paper that shows this agreement.
The two people signed their names at the bottom of the contract.- synonyms:
- deed
- similar words:
- agreement, document, papers, treaty
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
traekt
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| inflections: |
contracts, contracting, contracted |
| definition 1: |
When something contracts, its parts pull close together and the whole thing gets smaller.
Metal contracts when it cools and expands when it get hot.- synonyms:
- shrink, tighten
- antonyms:
- expand, swell
- similar words:
- cramp, draw together, narrow, shorten
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| definition 2: |
When you contract a word, you make it shorter by taking away some of its letters. For example, we often contract the word "cannot" to "can't." When we take away a letter or letters, we put in an apostrophe (') to show that something is missing in that spot. It is even more common to take two words and contract them into one word. For example, we often contract "is not" to "isn't."
When we speak in a comfortable way, we usually contract things like "I am" to "I'm" and "it is" to "it's."- synonyms:
- shorten
- similar words:
- abbreviate
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| related words: |
agree, compact, decrease, engage, tense, touch, wane |
| derivations: |
contracted (adj.), contractible (adj.), contractibility (n.) |
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