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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Arabin :: Arabin (n.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance..
Pearly :: Pearly (a.) Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells..
Acidic :: Acidic (a.) Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to basic.
Acidiferous :: Acidiferous (a.) Containing or yielding an acid.
Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise..
Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Martial :: Martial (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations..
Gallipot :: Gallipot (n.) A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc..
Baton :: Baton (n.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister..
Heretical :: Heretical (a.) Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy..
Lapful :: Lapful (n.) As much as the lap can contain.
Acinaceous :: Acinaceous (a.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them..
Water Cell :: Water cell () A cell containing water; specifically (Zool.), one of the cells or chambers in which water is stored up in the stomach of a camel..
Shoddy :: Shoddy (a.) Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy..
Conchitic :: Conchitic (a.) Composed of shells; containing many shells.
Calcareo-argillaceous :: Calcareo-argillaceous (a.) consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earths..
Pupigerous :: Pupigerous (a.) Bearing or containing a pupa; -- said of dipterous larvae which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them.
Tablet :: Tablet (n.) A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture..
Summation :: Summary (a.) A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account..
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..
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