Words that rhyme with noncontract

v 1: discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

adj 1: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'" [ant: concrete] 2: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective] 3: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science" n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn: abstraction, abstract] 2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: outline, synopsis, abstract, precis] v 1: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically 2: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] 3: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" 4: give an abstract (of)

n 1: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: act, enactment] 2: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: act, deed, human action, human activity] 3: a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 4: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit] 5: a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" v 1: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" [syn: act, move] [ant: forbear, refrain] 2: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: act, behave, do] 3: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: act, play, represent] 4: discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" 5: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn: act, play, act as] 6: be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well" 7: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" [syn: work, act] 8: be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 9: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: dissemble, pretend, act] 10: perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: act, play, roleplay, playact]

v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse] 2: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract, appeal] [ant: repel, repulse] 3: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"

n 1: a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

adj 1: closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" [ant: loose] 2: having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" [syn: compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset] 3: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide- ranging subject" [syn: compendious, compact, succinct, summary] n 1: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse [syn: compact, powder compact] 2: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant, compact, concordat] 3: a small and economical car [syn: compact, compact car] v 1: have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" [syn: compact, pack] 2: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: pack, bundle, wad, compact] 3: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" [syn: compress, compact, pack together] [ant: decompress, uncompress] 4: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]

n 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration] 3: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn: contract, contract bridge] v 1: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: contract, undertake] 2: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: sign, contract, sign on, sign up] 3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press] 4: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: contract, take, get] 5: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: shrink, contract] [ant: expand, spread out, stretch] 6: make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment" 7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, concentrate, contract] 8: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow, contract] [ant: widen] 9: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate]

v 1: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract] 2: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck, counteract] 3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance] 4: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken]

v 1: exaggerate one's acting [syn: overact, ham it up, ham, overplay] [ant: underact, underplay]

v 1: show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

n 1: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: treaty, pact, accord]

v 1: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: prolong, protract, extend, draw out]

v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: react, respond] 2: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: react, oppose] 3: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"

n 1: someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man] v 1: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: frame, redact, cast, put, couch] 2: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" [syn: edit, redact]

v 1: subject to refraction; "refract a light beam" 2: determine the refracting power of (a lens)

v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile] 2: pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: shrink back, retract] 3: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: retract, pull back, draw back] 4: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: draw in, retract]

n 1: a car smaller than a compact car [syn: subcompact, subcompact car]

n 1: a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract v 1: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: subcontract, farm out, job] 2: work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

v 1: make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck" [syn: subtract, deduct, take off] [ant: add, add together] 2: take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

adj 1: tasting sour like a lemon [syn: lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart] 2: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart] n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street] 2: a small open pie with a fruit filling 3: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

n 1: an extended area of land [syn: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel] 2: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose 3: a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet [syn: tract, pamphlet] 4: a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain [syn: nerve pathway, tract, nerve tract, pathway]

v 1: conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

adj 1: lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: pathless, roadless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden]

adj 1: unsupported by other people [syn: single-handed, unassisted, unbacked]

n 1: a man-made object taken as a whole [syn: artifact, artefact] [ant: natural object]

v 1: act (a role) with great restraint [syn: underact, underplay] [ant: ham, ham it up, overact, overplay]