Contents vs Contest - What's the difference?
contents | contest |
(usually plural) That which is contained.
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, chapter=1 (pluralonly) A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
(uncountable) Controversy; debate.
(uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
(countable) A competition.
To contend.
* Alexander Pope
* Bishop Burnet
To call into question; to oppose.
* J. D. Morell
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
(legal) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.
As nouns the difference between contents and contest
is that contents is while contest is (uncountable) controversy; debate.As verbs the difference between contents and contest
is that contents is (content) while contest is to contend.contents
English
Noun
(head)- It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.
- The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.
citation, passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
- I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.
contest
English
Noun
- no contest
- The child entered the spelling contest .
Synonyms
* (controversy) controversy, debate, discussion * (combat) battle, combat, fight * (competition) competition, pageantDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "contest") * contest shape * fashion contest * no contest * pissing contest * popularity contest * wet t-shirt contest * will contestVerb
(en verb)- I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest ?
- The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
- The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
- Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequently repeated, few more contested than this.
- The troops contested every inch of ground.