Definition of contain

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Contain (v. t.) To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks..

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Cellular :: Cellular (a.) Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells..
Belly :: Belly (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen..
Mohammedism :: Mohammedism (n.) The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism..
Orbitolites :: Orbitolites (n.) A genus of living Foraminifera, forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing numerous small chambers..
Bend :: Bend (n.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base..
Lignitiferous :: Lignitiferous (a.) Producing or containing lignite; lignitic.
Sarcobasis :: Sarcobasis (n.) A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows..
Explanatory :: Explanatory (a.) Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes.
Viscus :: Viscus (n.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen..
Valentine :: Valentine (n.) A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St. Valentine's Day..
Hyposulphuric :: Hyposulphuric (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric acid..
Julienne :: "Julienne (n.) A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc..
Tanystomata :: Tanystomata (n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.
Atheroma :: Atheroma (n.) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
Bismuthous :: Bismuthous (a.) Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence..
Malt :: Malt (a.) Relating to, containing, or made with, malt..
Contain :: Contain (v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Seah :: Seah (n.) A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an an ephah.
Mysterious :: Mysterious (a.) Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.
Semipedal :: Semipedal (a.) Containing a half foot.
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