10-letter words containing t, n, o
- contagions — Plural form of contagion.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- containant — (archaic) A container.
- containers — Plural form of container.
- containeth — Archaic third-person singular form of contain.
- containing — to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
- contemners — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contemning — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contemnors — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contendent — a contender
- contenders — Plural form of contender.
- contending — competing; opposed
- contentful — Having content.
- contenting — satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
- contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
- contentive — a content word or a morpheme that is the root of a content word. Compare functor (def 2).
- contestant — A contestant in a competition or quiz is a person who takes part in it.
- contesters — Plural form of contester.
- contesting — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contexting — Present participle of context.
- contextomy — the practice of misquoting someone by shortening the quotation or by leaving out surrounding words or sentences that would place the quotation in context.
- contextual — A contextual issue or account relates to the context of something.
- contexture — the fact, process, or manner of weaving or of being woven together
- contiguity — the state of being contiguous; nearness or contact
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- continence — self-restraint; moderation
- continency — self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
- continents — one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
- contingent — A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
- continuall — Obsolete spelling of continual.
- continuant — a speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath
- continuate — continuous
- continueth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of continue.
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- continuums — Plural form of continuum.
- contorsion — Misspelling of contortion.
- contorting — Present participle of contort.
- contortion — Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions.
- contortive — characterized by, tending toward, or causing contortions or twisting: contortive movements; contortive pain; contortive alleyways.
- contouring — Present participle of contour.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- contrabass — a member of any of various families of musical instruments that is lower in pitch than the bass
- contracept — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- contractee — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- contractor — A contractor is a person or company that does work for other people or organizations.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.