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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Glandular :: Glandular (a.) Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands.
Aeriferous :: Aeriferous (a.) Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an aeriferous tube..
Vigorite :: Vigorite (n.) An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in blasting.
Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..
Condition :: Condition (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)..
Boracous :: Boracous (a.) Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax..
Blendous :: Blendous (a.) Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende..
Tubulous :: Tubulous (a.) Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically (Bot.), composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower..
Varicose :: Varicose (a.) Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers..
Chromatophore :: Chromatophore (n.) One of the granules of protoplasm, which in mass give color to the part of the plant containing them..
Bulletin :: Bulletin (n.) A periodical publication, especially one containing the proceeding of a society..
Sesquisulphide :: Sesquisulphide (n.) A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide..
Ozonous :: Ozonous (a.) Pertaining to or containing, ozone..
Gruyere Cheese :: Gruyere cheese () A kind of cheese made at Gruyere, Switzerland. It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkase..
Declaration :: Declaration (n.) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3..
Enseam :: Enseam (v. t.) To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain..
Bought :: Bought (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
Populous :: Populous (a.) Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
Preceptive :: Preceptive (a.) Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures..
Whole :: Whole (a.) Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation..
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