Definitions for contests

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contests con·test

Spelling: [noun kon-test; verb kuh n- Contests is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 205 anagrams from letters in contests (cenosstt).

Definitions for contests

noun

1. a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
2. struggle for victory or superiority.
3. strife in argument; dispute; controversy:

verb (used with object)

1. to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
2. to argue against; dispute:
3. to call in question:
4. to contend for in rivalry.

verb (used without object)

1. to dispute; contend; compete.

Origin of contests

1595-1605; (v.) Latin contestāri to call to witness (in a lawsuit), equivalent to con- con- + testārī to testify, derivative of testis witn

Examples for contests

And as for Landrieu, as I said, it seems to look still as if her contest is headed to a run-off.

In 1998, she was selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision contest, winning first place.

Down the hill they thundered, over the brook and up to the scene of the contest.

And she came out of the contest weakened by each victory over her heart.

A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

But before the national pundits and prognosticators write off the Kentucky contest, they should hold their horses.

Judging the contest are four prominent figures in the adult entertainment business with years of experience.

Despite these financial disadvantages, Grimes has kept the contest fairly close.

It must be a miserable imposture, indeed, that does not prevail in that contest.

They entered into the contest, therefore, with their usual vigour, and their usual cruelty.