Associations to the word «Contain»
Noun
- Nucleus
- Arboretum
- Chloride
- Inflorescence
- Sulphur
- Envelope
- Molecule
- Mixture
- Contaminant
- Dvd
- Oxide
- Quartz
- Mg
- Atom
- Manuscript
- Subdivision
- Catalog
- Collagen
- Byte
- Fat
- Soy
- Soybean
- Salt
- Ester
- Germ
- Droplet
- Appendix
- Folder
- Yeast
- Genes
- Saliva
- Neuron
- Ligand
- Artefact
- Dna
- Hydrogen
- Enzyme
- Ingestion
- Reagent
- Allusion
- Extract
- Ammonia
- Cemetery
- Buffer
- Acetate
- Spore
- Casket
- Kb
- Resin
- Ovary
- Footage
- Superfamily
- Chancel
- Vertex
- Lime
- Oxygen
- Package
- Polymerase
- Fluid
- Excerpt
- Canister
- Grave
- Lancet
- Relic
- Membrane
- Alloy
- Townland
- Bacterium
- Gel
- Binding
- Filler
- Kinase
- Microorganism
- Organic
- Element
- Polling
- Transept
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTAIN, verb. (transitive) To hold inside.
CONTAIN, verb. (transitive) To include as a part.
CONTAIN, verb. (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
CONTAIN, verb. (mathematics) (of a set etc.) (transitive) To have as an element.
CONTAIN, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Dictionary definition
CONTAIN, verb. Include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's".
CONTAIN, verb. Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water".
CONTAIN, verb. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger".
CONTAIN, verb. Be divisible by; "24 contains 6".
CONTAIN, verb. Be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon".
CONTAIN, verb. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.