All English words - page 925

Meanings of Contredanse:

noun

A french form of country dance, originating in the 18th century and related to the quadrille.

Usage examples:

The contredanse is a french import, with origins in the court of king louis xiv.

Meanings of Contredanses:

noun

A french form of country dance, originating in the 18th century and related to the quadrille.

Usage examples:

The contredanse is a french import, with origins in the court of king louis xiv.

Meanings of Contribute-to:

phrasal verb

To help to cause an event or situation

Usage examples:

Smoking contributed to his early death.

Meanings of Contributes:

verb

Give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.

Usage examples:

Taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services

Meanings of Contributing:

verb

Give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.

Usage examples:

Taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services

Meanings of Contribution:

noun

A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

Usage examples:

The agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions

Meanings of Contributive:

adjective

Helping to cause something

Usage examples:

A contributive factor

Meanings of Contributor:

noun

A person or thing that contributes something.

Usage examples:

Hunt was the largest contributor of hymns to these collections

Meanings of Contributories:

noun

A person liable to give money towards the payment of a wound-up company's debts.

Usage examples:

In reaching that decision, the court may have to weigh the different interests of creditors and con…

adjective

Playing a part in bringing something about.

Usage examples:

Smoking may be a contributory cause of the disease

Meanings of Contrivance:

noun

The use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.

Usage examples:

The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym

Meanings of Contrivances:

noun

The use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.

Usage examples:

The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym

Meanings of Contriving:

verb

Create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

Usage examples:

His opponents contrived a cabinet crisis

Meanings of Control-panel:

noun

The part of a machine or system that contains its controls

Usage examples:

Type your code into the control panel to set the burglar alarm., you can use the printer's control …

Meanings of Controllability:

noun

Ability to be controlled or managed.

Usage examples:

Aircraft controllability could come into question

Meanings of Controllable:

adjective

Capable of being directed or influenced.

Usage examples:

The glider was fully controllable

Meanings of Controller:

noun

A person or thing that directs or regulates something.

Usage examples:

The controller of bbc television programmes

Meanings of Controlless:

adjective

Not under control or restraint.

Meanings of Controls:

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

Meanings of Controversed:

adjective

Made the subject of controversy; called into question; disputed, controverted.

Meanings of Controversial:

adjective

Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.

Usage examples:

Years of wrangling over a controversial bypass

Meanings of Controversialism:

noun

A controversial attitude or statement; deliberate provocation of controversy; tendency to engage in or provoke controversy.

Meanings of Controversialist:

noun

A person who likes to disagree with other people and say things that make people angry or think about a subject

Usage examples:

A religious controversialist

Meanings of Controversialists:

noun

A person who likes to disagree with other people and say things that make people angry or think about a subject

Usage examples:

A religious controversialist

Meanings of Controversially:

adverb

In a way that gives rise to controversy or public disagreement.

Usage examples:

The horse was controversially disqualified from first place

Meanings of Controversies:

noun

Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.

Usage examples:

The design of the building has caused controversy