contract vs article

contract and article both are nouns.

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

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

contract (verb)	article (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness	bind by a contract; especially for a training period
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