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Showing words for CONTOUR using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Contour

contour, cornuto, countor, crouton

6 Letter Words for Contour

coroun, croton, notour, octuor, unroot

5 Letter Words for Contour

conto, contr, corno, cornu, count, court, croon, crout, crunt, ronco, tourn, troco, tronc, turco

4 Letter Words for Contour

cont, coon, coot, corn, cort, coto, cour, crut, cunt, cuon, curn, curt, nout, onto, oont, ourn, outr, ront, roon, root, rotc, roto, roun, rout, runt, toco, toon, torc, torn, toro, toru, toun, tour, tron, trun, tuno, turn, unco, unct, unto, uroo

3 Letter Words for Contour

con, coo, cor, cot, cro, crt, cru, ctn, cto, ctr, cun, cur, cut, nco, noo, nor, not, nur, nut, oct, ono, ont, oon, oor, oot, orc, ort, otc, oto, our, out, rct, roc, ron, roo, rot, ruc, run, rut, toc, ton, too, tor, tou, tun, tur, unc, urn, utc

Definitions for Contour

[1] the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
[2] contour line.
[3] Phonetics . a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance, especially across a sentence, and contributing to meaning.
[4] to mark with contour lines.
[5] to make or form the contour or outline of.
[6] to build (a road, railroad track, etc.) in conformity with the contour of the land.
[7] to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration: cars with seats that are contoured for comfort.
[8] molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form: contour seats.
[9] Agriculture . of or used in a system of plowing, cultivating, sowing, etc., along the contour lines of the land in order to trap water runoff and prevent erosion.
[10] the outline of a mass of land, figure, or body; a defining line
[11] See contour line (as modifier ) a contour map
[12] (often plural) the shape or surface, esp of a curving form the contours of her body were full and round
[13] (modifier) shaped to fit the form of something a contour chair
[14] a rising and falling variation pattern, as in music and intonation
[15] to shape so as to form the contour of something
[16] to mark contour lines on
[17] to construct (a road, railway, etc) to follow the outline of the land

Words related to Contour

curve, silhouette, figuration, form, figure, shape, relief, delineation, lineament, lines

Words nearby Contour

contort, contorted, contortion, contortionist, contortive, contour, contour curtain, contour feather, contour integration, contour interval, contour line

Origin of Contour

1655–65; < French, equivalent to con- con- + tour a turn (see tour), modeled on Italian contorno, derivative of contornare to outline; see turn

Other words from Contour

re·con·tour , verb (used with object)
un·con·toured , adjective

Word origin for Contour

C17: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to sketch, from tornare to turn

Synonyms for Contour

curve, silhouette, delineation, figuration, figure, form, lineament, lines, relief, shape