Definition of contain

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Contain (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

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Missive :: Missive (n.) That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
Omened :: Omened (a.) Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day..
Air Cell :: Air cell () A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only..
Phosphorous :: Phosphorous (a.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with phosphoric compounds; as, phosphorous acid, H3PO3..
Aloetic :: Aloetic (n.) A medicine containing chiefly aloes.
Pentylic :: Pentylic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, pentyl; as, pentylic alcohol.
Pyramid :: Pyramid (n.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
Chyle :: Chyle (n.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct..
Scarry :: Scarry (a.) Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars..
Stannum :: Stannous (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds..
Journalistic :: "Journalistic (a.) Pertaining to journals or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as journalistic literature or enterprise..
Eclair :: Eclair (n.) A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream..
Doctrinal :: Doctrinal (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation..
Ear :: Ear (n.) The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels..
Decylic :: Decylic (a.) Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl..
Gypseous :: Gypseous (a.) Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.
Right-angled :: Right-angled (a.) Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards..
Preambulary :: Preambulary (a.) Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or provided for in a preamble.
Laramie Group :: Laramie group () An extensive series of strata, principally developed in the Rocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and formerly supposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now generally regarded as Cretaceous, or of intermediate and transitional character. It contains beds of lignite, often valuable for coal, and is hence also called the lignitic group. See Chart of Geology..
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