Definition of contain

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Contain (v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

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Branny :: Branny (a.) Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran.
Number :: Number (n.) To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand..
Anker :: Anker (n.) A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8/ imperial gallons..
Argentiferous :: Argentiferous (a.) Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins..
Mammaliferous :: Mammaliferous (a.) Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.
Acrylic :: Acrylic (a.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid..
Seminal :: Seminal (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid..
Monamine :: Monamine (n.) A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine..
Biographical :: Biographical (a.) Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography.
Decretal :: Decretal (a.) Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle..
Spicy :: Spicy (superl.) Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes..
Tube :: Tube (n.) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through..
Georgic :: Georgic (a.) A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil..
Mohammedism :: Mohammedism (n.) The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism..
Dicarbonic :: Dicarbonic (a.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid..
Repetitious :: Repetitious (a.) Repeating; containing repetition.
Copy :: Copy (n.) An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison..
Nummulites :: Nummulites (n.) A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally..
Fesse :: Fesse (n.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries..
February :: February (n.) The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days..
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