A teacher has no contractual obligation to entertain students.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|trac|tu|al — «kuhn TRAK chu uhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a contract. 2. having the nature of a contract: »A teacher has no contractual obligation to entertain students. –con|trac´tu|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tile — «kuhn TRAK tuhl», adjective. 1. capable of contracting: »Muscle is contractile tissue. 2. producing contraction: »Cooling is a contractile force … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|til|i|ty — «KON trak TIHL uh tee», noun. the ability to contract: »If gelation is prevented…protoplasmic contractility is lost and the cell becomes immobile (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tion|al — «kuhn TRAK shuh nuhl», adjective. serving or tending to contract … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tion — «kuhn TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of contracting: »Cold causes the contraction of liquids, gases, and solids; heat causes expansion. Figurative. He talks of making more contractions of his expense (Samuel Johnson). 2. the condition… … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tive — «kuhn TRAK tihv», adjective. 1. of or producing contraction. 2. capable of contracting … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tor — «KON trak tuhr, kuhn TRAK for 1; kuhn TRAK tuhr for 2, 3 », noun. 1. a person who makes a contract, especially a person who agrees to furnish materials or to do a piece of work for a certain price: »a building contractor. 2. a thing that… … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|ture — «kuhn TRAK chuhr», noun. Medicine. a permanent shortening of a muscle: »There was time out for a long hospital siege, to straighten out the contractures in Anne s one knee (Time) … Useful english dictionary
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sub|con|trac|tor — «suhb KON trak tuhr, SUHB kuhn TRAK », noun. a person who contracts to carry out a previous contract or part of it … Useful english dictionary
