Contra
(noun) a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Contra (plural Contras)
A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.
• Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, TRACON, cantor, carton, corant, craton, tracon
contra
against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
• against, anti
• for, pro
contra (comparative more contra, superlative most contra)
contrary to something
• See also contrarily
contra (plural contras)
(business) A deal to swap goods or services.
(politics, pejorative) A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
(accounting) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
(music, informal) Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
(dance) A contra dance.
(obsolete, US, New England, dance) A country dance.
contra (third-person singular simple present contras, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
(accounting) To undo; to reverse.
• Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, TRACON, cantor, carton, corant, craton, tracon
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tra.
Definition: A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
