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— English words —

• contour n. An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
• contour n. A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity…
• contour n. (Linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition…
• contour n. (Figurative) A general description giving the most important points.
• contour v. (Transitive) To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
• contour v. (Transitive) To mark with contour lines.
• contour v. (Intransitive) To practise the makeup technique of contouring.

— English words, defined in French —

• contour n. (Gallicisme) Contour.
• contour n. (Cartographie) Contour.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• contour s. Contorno, profilo, sagoma.
• contour s. (Geologia), (cartografia) (anche contour line) isoclina.

— In Dutch —

• contour n. Beschrijving of afbeelding van de buitenzijde van iets zonder details.
• contour n. De omtrek van iets, het silhouet.

— In French —

• contour n.m. Limite externe de la surface d’un corps, surtout en parlant…
• contour n.m. Silhouette, profil, périmètre, ligne de délinéation.
• contour n.m. Enceinte.
• contour n.m. (Suisse) Virage.
• contour n.m. (Cartographie) Trait délimitant une surface.
• contour n.m. (Cartographie) Trait ou ligne de changement de couleur…

53 English words from 7 English definitions

altitude behaves border boundary but chart contour contouring contour␣lines curved delineating description Figurative form general giving have important internal Intransitive less line lines Linguistics makes makeup map mark more more␣or␣less most other outline plotted points practise quantity same segment shape single sound speech technique the the␣same those transition Transitive upon usually which with

16 English words from 12 foreign definitions

Contorno contour contour␣line corps couleur details Enceinte externe het line silhouet Silhouette surface surtout Trait van

26 foreign words from 12 foreign definitions

afbeelding anche Beschrijving buitenzijde cartografia Cartographie changement de␣couleur de␣la délimitant délinéation Gallicisme Geologia iets ligne Limite omtrek parlant périmètre profil profilo sagoma Suisse une Virage zonder

30 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

contours contoured contourné contourny contouring contourite contourlet contour␣map contourable contourings contourites contouritic contourless contourlets contour␣line contour␣maps contour␣tone contour␣chase contour␣lines contour␣tones contour␣chased contour␣chases contour␣chasing contour␣feather contour␣feathers contour␣integral contour␣interval contourlessness contour␣integrals contour␣intervals

7 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

recontours isocontours recontoured uncontoured noncontoured recontouring recontourings

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

recontour isocontour

23 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

con Con CON -con con- cont cont. conto NTO Ont ONT on't Ont. onto onto- on␣to on␣tour our 'our -our TOU tour Tour

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

NOC TNO

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

cornuto countor crouton croûton

12 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

contours controul cornutor cornutos countors countrol couranto croutons croûtons noncourt outscorn undoctor

12 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

contro- corton Corton cronut croton Croton octuor on␣tour outcon Routon Toruno unroot

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

cantour Montour

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

on␣tour

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