contract
Definitions
Noun
- A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Verb
- Enter into a contractual arrangement
- Engage by written agreement
- Squeeze or press together
- Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- Become smaller or draw together
- Make smaller
- Compress or concentrate
- Make or become more narrow or restricted
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "contract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contract | 2 | 60 |
| 2 | contracts | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | contraction | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | contracted | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | contractual | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | contractor | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | contracting | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | contractors | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | contractor's | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | contractors' | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | subcontracting | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | contract's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | contractionary | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | contractions | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | contractually | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | non-contract | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | noncontract | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | subcontract | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | subcontracted | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | subcontractor | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | subcontractors | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | subcontracts | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "contract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conflict | 2 | 52 |
| 2 | counteract | 3 | 4 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contrast | 2 | 74 |
| 2 | contact | 2 | 63 |
| 3 | contacts | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | contracts | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | contraction | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | contrasts | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | contracted | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | contractual | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | contractor | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | counteract | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | contradict | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | contracting | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | contradicts | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | contractors | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | contract's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | contra | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | contac | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | conrac | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | subcontract | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | noncontract | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "contract" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "contract" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "contract" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "contract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contract's | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 12
Fragments: 22
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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