(s) showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

(s) subscribing to capitalistic competition

(a) involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"

(n) close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"

(n) the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

(n) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"

(n) a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

(n) a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

(n) a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"

(n) the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

(n) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

(n) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

(v) be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

(v) be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

(n) growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

(n) an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

(n) a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"

(v) cover or provide with a coat

(v) form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"

(v) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

(n) the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

(n) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

(n) the state of being combined into one body

(s) marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"

(a) (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"

(s) the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"

(a) capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained"

(n) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

(n) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"

(n) a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

(n) a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "schubert's song cycles"

(n) the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second

(n) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"

(v) recur in repeating sequences

(v) ride a bicycle

(v) ride a motorcycle

(v) pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"

(v) cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle thge laundry in this washing program"

(v) be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"

(v) originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

(v) be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"

(v) have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"