Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tournament | Yes | No | No | No |
contest (noun) | tournament (noun) |
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a struggle between rivals | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner |
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize |
contest (verb) | tournament (verb) |
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to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |