article vs contract

article and contract both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
article	Yes	No	Yes	No
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No

article (noun)	contract (noun)
one of a class of artifacts	a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

article (verb)	contract (verb)
bind by a contract; especially for a training period	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
	make or become more narrow or restricted
	become smaller or draw together
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	compress or concentrate
	enter into a contractual arrangement
	make smaller
	squeeze or press together
	engage by written agreement