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1979–1990 anti-Marxist Nicaraguan rebels
Contras in 1980. During the insurgency, the United States and several other countries provided military assistance and financial aid to the Contras.
Contras
Topics referred to by the same term
(film), 2020 German film Contra (citation signal), a term used in legal citations Contra account, or contra amount Contras, Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries
Contra
1985–1987 political scandal in the U.S.
altogether, the ability of the White House to support the Contras. Direct U.S. funding of the Contras insurgency was made illegal through the Boland Amendment
Iran–Contra_affair
1961–1990 anti-Somoza revolution and Sandinista rule
anti-Sandinista forces known as Contras began forming along the Honduras–Nicaragua border. Many of the initial Contras were former members of Somoza's
Nicaraguan_Revolution
Alleged CIA support for cocaine smuggling and other related crimes
involved in the Nicaraguan Contras' cocaine trafficking operations during the 1980s Nicaraguan civil war in efforts to finance the Contra group that was trying
CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking
CIA_involvement_in_Contra_cocaine_trafficking
Social folk dance with mixed European origins
including contras English Folk Dance and Song Society dance calendar – calendar of folk dance events in the UK, including contras In France Paris Contra Dance
Contra_dance
American hip hop group
Coast Contra is an American hip hop group formed in 2015 by Mario Lozano Mosquera, Eric Jamal Morrison, and twin brothers Taj Austin and Ras Austin (twin
Coast_Contra
American YouTuber (born 1988)
commentator, and cultural critic. She is best known for her YouTube channel, ContraPoints, where she creates video essays exploring topics such as politics
ContraPoints
Nicaraguan socialist political party founded in 1961
between the Contras and the government continued until 1989. After revising the constitution in 1987, and after years of fighting the Contras, the FSLN
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista_National_Liberation_Front
1988 video game
Super Contra, known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back in Japan, is a 1988 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades.
Super_Contra
Book by Gary Webb
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is a 1998 book by journalist Gary Webb. The book is based on "Dark Alliance", Webb's
Dark_Alliance_(book)
Romanian footballer and manager (born 1975)
Cosmin Marius Contra (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈmin ˈmari.us ˈkontra]; born 15 December 1975) is a Romanian professional football manager and former
Cosmin_Contra
Video game series
Contra rebels, the ending theme of the original game was titled "Sandinista" (サンディニスタ, Sandinisuta), after the adversaries of the real-life Contras.
Contra_(series)
US intervention in the country
train and fund an existing terrorist group in Nicaragua known as the Contras. The Contras also contributed to drug dealing in the U.S. and brought a lot of
CIA_activities_in_Nicaragua
2010 studio album by Vampire Weekend
Sandinista! after the socialist militancy opposed by the Contras during the Nicaraguan Contra war). This refers partially to the controversy surrounding
Contra_(album)
1982–84 US laws limiting support to Nicaraguan Contras
government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua. The Ronald Reagan administration supplied funding and military training to the Contras until revelations of
Boland_Amendment
Dam in Ticino, Switzerland
The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland
Contra_Dam
Doctrine of contractual interpretation
Contra proferentem (Latin: "against [the] offeror"), also known as "interpretation against the draftsman", is a doctrine of contractual interpretation
Contra_proferentem
Topics referred to by the same term
Contra-alto, a musical term meaning low alto, may refer to: Contralto, a low female voice type Contra-alto clarinet, an instrument an octave lower than
Contra-alto
1992 video game
is part of the Contra series, being the third game in the series released for the NES following the original Contra and Super Contra. However, the game's
Contra_Force
2007 video game
Contra 4 is a run and gun video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS. It is the eleventh overall installment
Contra_4
Company located in Georgia, USA
Contra Vision Ltd sells a range of perforated window films to printers for them to produce see-through graphics. Contra Vision also offers other see-through
Contra_Vision
Restaurant in New York City, United States
Contra was a restaurant in New York City, New York, United States. Established in 2013, the fine dining establishment served American cuisine and at one
Contra_(restaurant)
Topics referred to by the same term
Contra Costa refers to Contra Costa County, California and many things within or adjacent to its borders, including: Contra Costa Centre, California Contra
Contra_Costa
County in California, United States
Contra Costa County (/ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə/ ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay
Contra Costa County, California
Contra_Costa_County,_California
Nicaraguan Contra leader (1932–1991)
Bermúdez founded the largest Contra army, which waged a major war against Nicaragua's Sandinista government; in the war, the Contras received overt and covert
Enrique_Bermúdez
Bowed string instrument
The double bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, the bass fiddle, the string bass, the contrabass, or simply the bass
Double_bass
American investigative journalist (1955–2004)
the Contras in the drug trade and CIA knowledge of drug activities by the Contras. McManus wrote that Blandón's and Meneses's contributions to Contra organizations
Gary_Webb
1986 International Court of Justice case
group, called the Contras, which included factions loyal to the former dictatorship. When Congress prohibited further funding to the Contras, Oliver North
Nicaragua_v._United_States
Contras were involved in drug trafficking, the supply network of the Contras was used by drug trafficking organizations, and elements of the Contras themselves
CIA drug trafficking allegations
CIA_drug_trafficking_allegations
Leader of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)
supporting what he referred to as the Contras' "democratic resistance". The illegal intervention on behalf the Contras continued (covertly) after Ortega's
Daniel_Ortega
1987 video game
Sylvester Stallone. A clone game, The Contras, was released for the TRS-80 Color Computer by Sundog Systems. Contra was released for the Nintendo Entertainment
Contra_(video_game)
Cuban-American CIA officer (born 1941)
Bush. Rodríguez was in frequent contact with him regarding arms for the Contras. In 1970, after the Cambodian incursion, Bien Hoa CIA Spymaster Orrin DeForrest
Félix_Rodríguez_(soldier)
Condition that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm
Contraindication
1976–1983 Argentine military dictatorship
oversee the contras and the United States would provide money and weapons. In late 1981, President Reagan authorized the U.S. to support the contras by giving
National Reorganization Process
National_Reorganization_Process
intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by
Timeline of the Iran–Contra affair
Timeline_of_the_Iran–Contra_affair
Material composed of antiparticles
In modern physics, antimatter is defined as matter composed of the antiparticles (or "partners") of the corresponding particles in "ordinary" matter, and
Antimatter
American investigative journalist (1949–2018)
an alleged CIA-Contra partnership to traffic cocaine in the U.S., a CIA-provided assassination manual used by the Nicaraguan Contras, and the "October
Robert_Parry_(journalist)
2010 American TV series or program
El Fantasma de Elena (Elena's Ghost) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American television network Telemundo. It is a remake of the 1983
El_fantasma_de_Elena
Nicaraguan politician (1931–2012)
leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, the largest rebel group of the Contras, opposing the Sandinista government. Calero was responsible for managing
Adolfo_Calero
Anal or oral sex with people, any sex with an animal, non-procreative sex
Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/), also called buggery in British English, principally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any
Sodomy
1980s U.S. strategy to counter Soviet influence
Nicaraguan Contras, Reagan labeled the Contras "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers", which was controversial because the Contras had shown disregard
Reagan_Doctrine
1996 film
being attacked by the Contras. In the nightmare, Carla is shot in the back several times yet manages to flee while the Contras descend on Antonio who
Carla's_Song
U.S. support given to terrorist and paramilitary organizations
Iran-Contra Affair of 1986–1987, which facilitated funding for the Contras using the proceeds of arms sales to Iran. Money was also raised for the Contras
United States and state-sponsored terrorism
United_States_and_state-sponsored_terrorism
Political party in Nicaragua
by the new government. Many Somoza loyalists later supported or joined Contras rebel groups. Whilst initially it still featured a liberal agenda (the
Nationalist_Liberal_Party
Magazine
American volunteers for the Contras. At a time when the Boland Amendment was in effect, which banned American assistance to the Contras, in May 1985 General
Soldier_of_Fortune_(magazine)
American military figure (born 1943)
the support of the Contras. North solicited $10 million from the Sultan of Brunei to skirt U.S. prohibitions on funding the Contras. However, he gave the
Oliver_North
intimidation from the side of the Contras, with a Canadian observer mission claiming that 42 people were killed by the Contras in "election violence" in October
1990 Nicaraguan general election
1990_Nicaraguan_general_election
American alleged CIA operative (1941–2025)
from helping the Contras. Gomez and Medina had been identified as people who had helped organize covert arms supplies to the Contras. Hasenfus was charged
Eugene_Hasenfus
1988 film
Contra Conspiracy (also known as Contra Control[citation needed] and Contra Company) is a 1988 action film written and directed by Thomas Dewier which
Contra_Conspiracy
Romanian footballer (born 1999)
Mario Roberto Mihai Contra (born 15 September 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Oțelul Galați. On 18
Mario_Contra
Turkish rapper and songwriter
Çağdaş Terzi (born 23 October 1989), better known by his stage name Contra, is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his musical career with
Contra_(rapper)
3rd-century Christian apologetics work by Origen of Alexandria
Against Celsus (Ancient Greek: Κατὰ Κέλσου, Kata Kelsou; Latin: Contra Celsum), preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church
Contra_Celsum
Country in Central America
the Contra campaign and the Reagan administration's support for the Contras, citing the brutality and numerous human rights violations of the Contras, alleging
Nicaragua
Coalition of political parties which contested the 1990 Nicaraguan general election
'nonlethal' aid to the Contras, which funded their pro-UNO propaganda campaign. Some villages reported threats of murder from the Contras if they voted for
National Opposition Union (Nicaragua, 1990)
National_Opposition_Union_(Nicaragua,_1990)
the powerful new army came from the Contras, groups of Somoza's National Guard who had fled to Honduras. The Contras were soon under the control of Nicaraguan
History of Nicaragua (1979–1990)
History_of_Nicaragua_(1979–1990)
Nicaraguan politician (1937–2020)
Pastora, a former FSLN revolutionary hero, among the Contras, helped the public image of the Contras abroad and provided a sort of public-relations counterweight
Edén_Pastora
American civil servant
account number, resulting in a contribution from the Sultan of Brunei to the Contras being credited to a Swiss businessman's bank account instead of the intended
Fawn_Hall
1994 video game
Contra: Hard Corps, released as Contra: The Hard Corps in Japan and Probotector in Europe and Australia, is a 1994 run and gun game developed and published
Contra:_Hard_Corps
Nicaraguan Contras. Former DEA agent Celerino Castillo alleged that during the 1980s Ilopango Airport in El Salvador was used by Nicaraguan Contras for drug
Illegal drug trade in El Salvador
Illegal_drug_trade_in_El_Salvador
2002 video game
Contra: Shattered Soldier is a video game that is part of the Contra series by Konami. It was developed by Team Kijirushi, a group of staff members within
Contra:_Shattered_Soldier
government. President Reagan called the Contras "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers." The Contras, groups of Somoza's National Guard who had
History_of_Nicaragua
2004 video game
are four renegade Contras (elite warriors), who are called the Four Elite, united under the command of the mysterious Master Contra. Thus, Bill Rizer
Neo_Contra
Christian theologian and philosopher (354 – 430)
28; PL 44, 430; cf. Contra Julianum, VI, 18.53; PL 44, 854; ibid. VI, 19.58; PL 44, 857; ibid., II, 10.33; PL 44, 697; Contra Secundinum Manichaeum
Augustine_of_Hippo
American philanthropist (1903-19930
communists, aids 'contras' with hard cash". Christian Science Monitor. August 22, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2025. "Private donors to contras 'misled' on
Ellen_Garwood
Book by Augustine of Hippo
On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written
The_City_of_God
2020 film
Contra is a 2020 German comedy film based on the French film Le Brio. Law professor Richard Pohl (Christoph Maria Herbst) makes a racist remark when student
Contra_(film)
1992 video game
Contra III: The Alien Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is
Contra_III:_The_Alien_Wars
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
assigned because of the maturity revealed in his two earliest treatises Contra Gentes (Against the Heathens) and De Incarnatione (On the Incarnation),
Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Contraceptive pest control product
ContraPest is a contraceptive-based pest control tool that causes infertility in brown and black rats. It was originally created to supplement existing
ContraPest
American political strategist and commentator (born 1971)
fight with the Contras against the Sandinista government. She later said that then U.S. president Ronald Reagan's support of the Contras made her a lifelong
Ana_Navarro
1991 book by Stephen Kinzer
reported from Nicaragua during the war between the Sandinista and the Contras during the 1980s Nicaraguan Revolution. Blood of Brothers: Life and War
Blood_of_Brothers
Parts of a mechanism rotating in opposite directions on a common axis
Contra-rotating, also referred to as coaxial contra-rotating, is a technique whereby parts of a mechanism rotate in opposite directions about a common
Contra-rotating
Type of beef steak
strip loin; in French it is known as contre-filet. In Brazil, it is called contra-filé. When still attached to the bone, and with a piece of the tenderloin
Strip_steak
Argentine sports-orientated telenovela
Contra las cuerdas is an Argentine sports-orientated telenovela. It was recorded during 2010. The show stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Soledad Fandiño and Osmar
Contra_las_cuerdas
Person who prompts dance figures
who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in modern
Caller_(dancing)
Type of head injury
In head injury, a coup injury occurs under the site of impact with an object, and a contrecoup injury occurs on the side opposite the area that was hit
Coup_and_contrecoup_injury
War between Mexico's government and various drug trafficking syndicates
The Mexican drug war (Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México) is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various
Mexican_drug_war
American DJ and producer (born 1988)
Skrillex posted a tweet teasing two further albums for release in 2023: Contra and Skrlx. In February 2024, Skrillex won his ninth Grammy Award for the
Skrillex
CIA manual written for the Contras
whether the relationship of the contras to the United States Government was such that it would be right to equate the contras, for legal purposes, with an
Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare
Psychological_Operations_in_Guerrilla_Warfare
American engineer killed by the Contras (1959 – 1987)
1959 – April 28, 1987), was an American engineer. He was killed by the Contras while working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua
Ben_Linder
Municipality in Sălaj, Romania
Zalău (Romanian pronunciation: [zaˈləw], unofficial and former official name: Romanian: Zălau (Romanian pronunciation: [zalˈəw]; German: Zillenmarkt or
Zalău
American politician
Gioia is an American politician. He has served on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in Contra Costa County, California since 1998 and was re-elected
John_Gioia
President of Argentina in 1981
training the Nicaraguan Contras against the Sandinista government. The 601 Intelligence Battalion, for example, trained Contras at Lepaterique base, in
Roberto_Eduardo_Viola
City in California, United States
Concord is the most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau
Concord,_California
Sides of an account in double-entry bookkeeping
value of sales, one must net the contras against sales, which gives rise to the term net sales (meaning net of the contras). A more specific definition in
Debits_and_credits
Writ in English law
In English law, contra format collations was a writ to recover donations in a situation where a man had given perpetual alms to a religious house, hospital
Contra_formam_collationis
Unintended consequence of covert operations, typically involving rogue terrorist groups
Iran (a state unfriendly to the US) to arm the Contras with Warsaw Pact weapons. This caused the Contras to do drug-dealing in American cities. Moreover
Blowback_(intelligence)
Professional wrestling stable
Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable currently performing in Major League Wrestling (MLW). It consists of leader Josef Samael, Ikuro
Contra_Unit
Work by Thomas Aquinas
The Summa contra Gentiles is one of the best-known treatises by Thomas Aquinas, written as four books between 1259 and 1265. Whereas the Summa Theologiæ
Summa_contra_Gentiles
2017 action comedy film by Doug Liman
Later, Schafer asks Seal to run guns to the Nicaraguan Contras in Honduras. Realizing the Contras are not serious about the war and just want to get rich
American_Made_(film)
Four advocates of U.S. funding for the Nicaraguan Contras
1980s in Nicaragua, the Contras were engaged in an armed campaign against the Sandinista government. In the beginning, the Contras consisted largely of former
Gang_of_Four_(pro-Contra)
1961 Mexican film
Santo contra el cerebro del mal (marketed as Santo vs. the Evil Brain and Brain of Evil outside of Mexico) is a 1961 Cuban-Mexican horror-action film directed
Santo_vs._the_Evil_Brain
Report on drug enforcement problems in South and Central America and the Caribbean
Nicaraguan Contras. The Subcommittee determined that there was "substantial evidence of drug smuggling... on the part of individual Contras, Contra suppliers
Kerry_Committee
In-camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception
dolly zoom, which was more popularly recognized as the "trombone shot" or "contra zoom". Despite this step forward for cinematography, Roberts was not properly
Dolly_zoom
President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
using their budgets to provide aid to the Contras. Still, the Reagan administration raised funds for the Contras from private donors and foreign governments
Ronald_Reagan
Nicaraguan rebel group
Despite being one of the Contra forces, they maintained an ideological distance from the U.S.-backed Nicaraguan Democratic Force (Contras). Formed by Edén Pastora
Democratic Revolutionary Alliance
Democratic_Revolutionary_Alliance
a shell company used by Oliver North to provide funds and support the Contras who were fighting the left-wing Sandinista government. The company was
National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty
National_Endowment_for_the_Preservation_of_Liberty
Period of civil wars and revolutions in Central America, 1960s–1990s
counterrevolutionary rebellion against the Sandinista government by funding the Contras. Fought between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo
Central_American_crisis
Part of Budapest, Hungary
settlement was called Pession in antiquity, with the official Roman name being Contra-Aquincum (see Aquincum for the Roman town across the Danube in what became
Pest,_Hungary
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name from Middle High German lant, German Land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see Land 1), used originally to denote either someone who was a native of the area in which he lived, in contrast to a newcomer (see Neumann), or someone who lived in the countryside as opposed to a town.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from either of two places called Landau (see Landau), Lande in Yiddish.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name formed with land ‘land’ + hardu ‘strong’.English : variant of Lavender.Americanized form (translation) of French Terrien, found in New England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the county of Norfolk in East Anglia, so called from an Old English tribal name composed of the elements norð ‘north’ + folc ‘people’ (in contrast to the sūðfolc of Suffolk).
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the Breton personal name Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh ‘lord’, introduced by the Normans in the form Josse. Iodoc was the name of a Breton prince and saint, the brother of Iudicael (see Jewell), whose fame helped to spread the name through France and western Europe and, after the Norman Conquest, England as well. The name was occasionally borne also by women in the Middle Ages, but was predominantly a male name, by contrast with the present usage.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly northern)
English (chiefly northern) : topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground or by a prominent crag, from northern Middle English fell ‘high ground’, ‘rock’, ‘crag’ (Old Norse fjall, fell).English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Middle English fell, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin’, ‘hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher).
Girl/Female
Muslim
Having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch man. In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.English and German : from a Germanic personal name, found in Old English as Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of a compound name containing this element, such as Hermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Man (cognate with 1).Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Jat) and Sikh name of unknown meaning.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Having Eyes with a Marked Contrast of Black and White
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
Boy/Male
Greek English
People's victory.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Smrithi | ஸà¯à®®à¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯€
Meeting, Remembrance, Memory, Wisdom
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Magnificent of Faith
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Pearl; Rain
Girl/Female
Tamil
The beautiful and intelligent
Girl/Female
Muslim
Blessed
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Attached; Related; Conjoined
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Saraswathi
Girl/Female
Hindu
Shine above the whole world
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
CONTRAS
a.
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, trimorphism; -- contrasted with monomorphic, dimorphic, and polymorphic.
a.
Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically, designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the vanadic compounds; as, vanadious acid.
n.
The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities.
n.
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another version of the affair.
a.
Designating certain compounds of titanium in which that element has a lower valence as contrasted with titanic compounds.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with ruthenic compounds.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with ruthenious compounds.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Contrast
a.
Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.
a.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the vanadious compounds; as, vanadic oxide.
a.
Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.
n.
The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not connected, as a rule, by intermediate gradations; the condition among individuals of the same species of having three different shapes or proportions of corresponding parts; -- contrasted with polymorphism, and dimorphism.
n.
Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason.
v. i.
To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.
n.
Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidae. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast.
v. t.
To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.
a.
Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated.
imp. & p. p.
of Contrast