shrimp

As nouns the difference between contract and shrimp

is that contract is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement while shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens.

As verbs the difference between contract and shrimp

is that contract is to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while shrimp is to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.

As a adjective contract

is (obsolete) contracted; affianced; betrothed.

As a adjective unimportant

is petty; not important or noteworthy.

As a noun shrimp is

any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens.

As a verb shrimp is

to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.

As nouns the difference between puny and shrimp

is that puny is (obsolete) a new pupil at a school etc; a junior student while shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens.

As a adjective puny

is of inferior size, strength or significance.

As a verb shrimp is

to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.

As nouns the difference between crustacean and shrimp

is that crustacean is any arthropod of the subphylum crustacea , including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice while shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens.

As a verb shrimp is

to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.

Prawn is a synonym of shrimp.

As nouns the difference between shrimp and prawn

is that shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens while prawn is a large shrimp.

As verbs the difference between shrimp and prawn

is that shrimp is to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink while prawn is to fish for prawns.

As nouns the difference between shrimp and vein

is that shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens while vein is (anatomy) a blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

As a verb shrimp

is to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.

As nouns the difference between prawns and shrimp

is that prawns is (prawn) while shrimp is any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens.

As verbs the difference between prawns and shrimp

is that prawns is (prawn) while shrimp is to fish for shrimp or shrimp can be to contract; to shrink.