Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
indenture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contract (noun) | indenture (noun) |
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a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid | a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term |
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt |
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make | the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line |
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) |
contract (verb) | indenture (verb) |
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant |
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 |