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Word entry · 7 letters

contour

Best crossword clue

"Outline shape"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒntɔː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cnoortuStarts with CEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2O3N4T5O6U7R

Definitions

  1. form the contours of

Word origin

Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.

Used in a sentence

  • the low drag contour of a modern automobile
  • The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.
  • Contours of a deal with conservative holdouts who had been blocking McCarthy’s rise had emerged the night before, and took hold after four dismal days and 14 failed votes in an intraparty standoff unseen in modern times.

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