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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Arrogant :: Arrogant (a.) Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior..
Scarificator :: Scarificator (n.) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making slight incisions..
Bituminous :: Bituminous (a.) Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
Carbazotic :: Carbazotic (a.) Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen..
Cyanic :: Cyanic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen..
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..
Subtartarean :: Subtangent (n.) The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.
Gossaniferous :: Gossaniferous (a.) Containing or producing gossan.
Citation :: Citation (n.) An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
Bud :: Bud (n.) A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower..
Diatomic :: Diatomic (a.) Containing two atoms.
Nucleoidioplasma :: Nucleoidioplasma (n.) Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells.
Repetitive :: Repetitive (a.) Containing repetition; repeating.
Nuclein :: Nuclein (n.) A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur..
Compile :: Compile (v. t.) To contain or comprise.
Badge :: Badge (n.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one..
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..
Water Hammer :: Water hammer () A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it..
Adonis :: Adonis (n.) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower..
Commination :: Commination (n.) An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners..
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