Vocabulary : Contortion to Contrabandist
Contortion : A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.
Contortive : Expressing contortion.
Contortuplicate : Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory.
Contour : The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. ;; The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification.
Contourne' : Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; -- said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter, or the like.
Contourniated : Having furrowed edges, as if turned in a lathe.
Contra : A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.
Contraband : Illegal or prohibited traffic. ;; Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden. ;; Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade. ;; To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle. ;; To declare prohibited; to forbid.
Contrabandism : Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling.
Contrabandist : One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.
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