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| n. (communication) | 1. book | a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).; "I am reading a good book on economics" |
| ~ signature | a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book. |
| ~ running head, running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book. |
| ~ authority | an authoritative written work.; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" |
| ~ curiosa | books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica). |
| ~ formulary, pharmacopeia | (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation.; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections" |
| ~ trade book, trade edition | a book intended for general readership. |
| ~ bestiary | a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals. |
| ~ catechism | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers. |
| ~ pop-up, pop-up book | a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened. |
| ~ storybook | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children). |
| ~ tome | a (usually) large and scholarly book. |
| ~ booklet, brochure, folder, pamphlet, leaflet | a small book usually having a paper cover. |
| ~ school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges.; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" |
| ~ workbook | a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them. |
| ~ copybook | a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship. |
| ~ appointment book, appointment calendar | a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments. |
| ~ catalog, catalogue | a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things.; "he found it in the Sears catalog" |
| ~ phrase book | a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations. |
| ~ playbook | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays.; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene" |
| ~ prayer book, prayerbook | a book containing prayers. |
| ~ book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" |
| ~ review copy | a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical. |
| ~ songbook | a book containing a collection of songs. |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| ~ yearbook | a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students. |
| ~ das kapital, capital | a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories. |
| ~ erewhon | a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land. |
| ~ utopia | a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. book, volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together.; "he used a large book as a doorstop" |
| ~ album | a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc. |
| ~ book binding, cover, binding, back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book.; "the book had a leather binding" |
| ~ coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table. |
| ~ folio | a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages.; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays" |
| ~ fore edge, foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine. |
| ~ hardback, hardcover | a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers. |
| ~ journal | a record book as a physical object. |
| ~ novel | a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction.; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" |
| ~ order book | a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order. |
| ~ paper-back book, paperback, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book | a book with paper covers. |
| ~ picture book | a book consisting chiefly of pictures. |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| ~ sketch block, sketch pad, sketchbook | a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn. |
| ~ backbone, spine | the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved.; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" |
| ~ notebook | a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda. |
| n. (communication) | 3. book, record, record book | a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone.; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books" |
| ~ logbook | a book in which the log is written. |
| ~ won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses. |
| ~ scorecard, card | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf).; "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" |
| ~ fact | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened.; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" |
| n. (communication) | 4. book, playscript, script | a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance. |
| ~ dramatic composition, dramatic work | a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.. |
| ~ prompt copy, promptbook | the copy of the playscript used by the prompter. |
| ~ continuity | a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot. |
| ~ dialog, dialogue | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction. |
| ~ libretto | the words of an opera or musical play. |
| ~ scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work). |
| ~ screenplay | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets. |
| ~ shooting script | the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program. |
| n. (possession) | 5. account book, book, book of account, ledger, leger | a record in which commercial accounts are recorded.; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" |
| ~ record | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction.; "they could find no record of the purchase" |
| ~ cost ledger | ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways. |
| ~ general ledger | the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts). |
| ~ subsidiary ledger | details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger. |
| ~ daybook, journal | a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred. |
| ~ accounting system, method of accounting, accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts. |
| n. (group) | 6. book | a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (group) | 7. book, rule book | a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made.; "they run things by the book around here" |
| ~ prescript, rule | prescribed guide for conduct or action. |
| ~ rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted.; "he knew the rules of chess" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (communication) | 8. al-qur'an, book, koran, quran | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina. |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ sura | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran.; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" |
| n. (communication) | 9. bible, book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god | the sacred writings of the Christian religions.; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ family bible | a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births. |
| ~ vulgate | the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ douay-rheims bible, douay-rheims version, douay bible, douay version, rheims-douay bible, rheims-douay version | an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars. |
| ~ authorized version, king james bible, king james version | an English translation of the Bible published in 1611. |
| ~ revised version | a British revision of the Authorized Version. |
| ~ new english bible | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha. |
| ~ american revised version, american standard version | a revised version of the King James Version. |
| ~ revised standard version | a revision of the American Standard Version. |
| ~ old testament | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ testament | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ new testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ covenant | (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return. |
| ~ eisegesis | personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas. |
| ~ exegesis | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible). |
| ~ text | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon.; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" |
| ~ gabriel | (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God. |
| ~ noachian deluge, noah's flood, noah and the flood, the flood | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings. |
| ~ demythologise, demythologize | remove the mythical element from (writings).; "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" |
| n. (communication) | 10. book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ book of genesis, genesis | the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers. |
| ~ book of exodus, exodus | the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. |
| ~ book of leviticus, leviticus | the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents. |
| ~ book of numbers, numbers | the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt. |
| ~ book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy | the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law. |
| ~ book of joshua, josue, joshua | a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses. |
| ~ book of judges, judges | a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges. |
| ~ book of ruth, ruth | a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died. |
| ~ 1 samuel, i samuel | the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David. |
| ~ 2 samuel, ii samuel | the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David. |
| ~ 1 kings, i kings | the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| ~ 2 kings, ii kings | the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| ~ 1 chronicles, i chronicles | the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC. |
| ~ 2 chronicles, ii chronicles | the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC. |
| ~ book of ezra, ezra | an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of nehemiah, nehemiah | an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of esther, esther | an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre. |
| ~ book of job, job | a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply. |
| ~ book of psalms, psalms | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms. |
| ~ book of proverbs, proverbs | an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon). |
| ~ book of ecclesiastes, ecclesiastes | an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC. |
| ~ canticle of canticles, canticles, song of solomon, song of songs | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later. |
| ~ book of isaiah, isaiah | an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies. |
| ~ book of jeremiah, jeremiah | a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah. |
| ~ book of lamentations, lamentations | an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah. |
| ~ book of ezekiel, ezechiel, ezekiel | an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration. |
| ~ book of daniel, book of the prophet daniel, daniel | an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| ~ book of hosea, hosea | an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies. |
| ~ book of joel, joel | an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies. |
| ~ book of amos, amos | an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies. |
| ~ book of obadiah, abdias, obadiah | an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible. |
| ~ book of jonah, jonah | a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale. |
| ~ book of micah, micah, micheas | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem. |
| ~ book of nahum, nahum | an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh. |
| ~ book of habakkuk, habacuc, habakkuk | an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies. |
| ~ book of zephaniah, sophonias, zephaniah | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah. |
| ~ book of haggai, aggeus, haggai | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of zachariah, zacharias, zechariah | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of malachi, malachi, malachias | an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi. |
| ~ gospel according to matthew, matthew | one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount. |
| ~ gospel according to mark, mark | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ gospel according to luke, gospel of luke, luke | one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life. |
| ~ gospel according to john, john | the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ acts, acts of the apostles | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome. |
| ~ epistle | a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle. |
| ~ book of revelation, revelation of saint john the divine, apocalypse, revelation | the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle. |
| ~ additions to esther | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther. |
| ~ prayer of azariah and song of the three children | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ book of susanna, susanna | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ bel and the dragon | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ book of baruch, baruch | an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch. |
| ~ epistle of jeremiah, letter of jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry. |
| ~ book of tobit, tobit | an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries. |
| ~ book of judith, judith | an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people. |
| ~ 1 esdras, i esdra | an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah. |
| ~ 2 esdras, ii esdras | an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations. |
| ~ ben sira, ecclesiasticus, sirach, wisdom of jesus the son of sirach | an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect). |
| ~ wisdom of solomon, wisdom | an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC. |
| ~ 1 maccabees, i maccabees | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus. |
| ~ 2 maccabees, ii maccabees | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. book | a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge.; "he bought a book of stamps" |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. book | engage for a performance.; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" |
| ~ schedule | plan for an activity or event.; "I've scheduled a concert next week" |
| v. (social) | 13. book, hold, reserve | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ procure, secure | get by special effort.; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" |
| ~ hold open, keep open, save, keep | retain rights to.; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" |
| v. (social) | 14. book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ fine, ticket | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty.; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" |
| v. (social) | 15. book | register in a hotel booker. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| contract | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law. |
| ~ clause, article | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will). |
| ~ arbitration clause | a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract. |
| ~ reserve clause | a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration.; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club" |
| ~ adhesion contract, contract of adhesion | a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power. |
| ~ aleatory contract | a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable). |
| ~ bilateral contract | a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee). |
| ~ charter | a contract to hire or lease transportation. |
| ~ conditional contract | a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations. |
| ~ cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit. |
| ~ gambling contract | a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions. |
| ~ lease | a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment. |
| ~ marriage contract, marriage settlement | a prenuptial agreement or contract. |
| ~ output contract | a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it. |
| ~ insurance policy, insurance, policy | written contract or certificate of insurance.; "you should have read the small print on your policy" |
| ~ purchase agreement, purchase contract | a contract stating the terms of a purchase. |
| ~ quasi contract | a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent. |
| ~ requirements contract | a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party. |
| ~ contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached. |
| ~ service contract | a contract for maintenance services. |
| ~ severable contract | a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument. |
| ~ subcontract | a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract. |
| ~ partnership | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses. |
| ~ articles of agreement, shipping articles | a contract between crew and captain of a ship. |
| ~ concession, grant | a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business.; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" |
| ~ collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract | contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions. |
| ~ employment agreement, employment contract | contract between employer and employee. |
| ~ distribution agreement | a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise. |
| ~ licensing agreement | contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark. |
| ~ acquisition agreement, merger agreement | contract governing the merger of two or more companies. |
| ~ contract of hazard, sale in gross | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage. |
| ~ loophole | an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation. |
| ~ handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract). |
| ~ contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make. |
| ~ fine print, small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type.; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" |
| ~ written agreement | a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties. |
| ~ indenture | a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term. |
| ~ boilerplate | standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories. |
| ~ renegociate, renegotiate | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor.; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" |
| ~ unkept, broken | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded.; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" |
| ~ kept, unbroken | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept" |
| ~ terminated | (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end. |
| ~ subscribed | (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end.; "the subscribed will" |
| n. (communication) | 2. contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| n. (act) | 3. contract, contract bridge | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ no-trump | a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand. |
| v. (communication) | 4. contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| ~ promise, assure | make a promise or commitment. |
| ~ stipulate | make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force. |
| ~ sign | be engaged by a written agreement.; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" |
| ~ specify, stipulate, condition, qualify | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" |
| ~ lease, rent | let for money.; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" |
| ~ charter, hire, lease, rent | hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services. |
| v. (social) | 5. contract, sign, sign on, sign up | engage by written agreement.; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" |
| ~ hire, employ, engage | engage or hire for work.; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" |
| ~ contract out | assign a job to someone outside one's own business. |
| v. (contact) | 6. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ prim | contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| ~ astringe | constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" |
| ~ strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. |
| ~ choke, gag, fret | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ scrag, choke | wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent" |
| v. (body) | 7. contract, get, take | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" |
| ~ sicken, come down | get sick.; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" |
| ~ catch | contract.; "did you catch a cold?" |
| ~ catch | contract.; "did you catch a cold?" |
| v. (change) | 8. contract, shrink | become smaller or draw together.; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| ~ flex | contract.; "flex a muscle" |
| v. (contact) | 9. contract | make smaller.; "The heat contracted the woollen garment" |
| ~ shrink, reduce | reduce in size; reduce physically.; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" |
| ~ wrinkle, purse | gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.; "purse ones's lips" |
| v. (change) | 10. concentrate, condense, contract | compress or concentrate.; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ condense | become more compact or concentrated.; "Her feelings condensed" |
| v. (change) | 11. contract, narrow | make or become more narrow or restricted.; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ bottleneck | become narrow, like a bottleneck.; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" |
| ~ taper off | become smaller or less active.; "Business tapered off" |
| v. (change) | 12. abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| ~ bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.; "bowdlerize a novel" |
| ~ edit out, edit, cut | cut and assemble the components of.; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" |
| ~ condense, concentrate, digest | make more concise.; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
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