Definition of contain

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

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Expostulatory :: Expostulatory (a.) Containing expostulation or remonstrance; as, an expostulatory discourse or letter..
Oxamidine :: Oxamidine (n.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
Amido :: Amido (a.) Containing, or derived from, amidogen..
Receptacle :: Receptacle (n.) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.
Strophiolate :: Strophic (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, strophes..
Right-angled :: Right-angled (a.) Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle..
Woody :: Woody (a.) Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants..
Dreg :: Dreg (n.) Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society..
Hermaphrodite :: Hermaphrodite (n.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helmi
Inside :: Inside (a.) Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration..
Supersecular :: Superscription (n.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign /.
June :: "June (n.) The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days..
Calipee :: Calipee (n.) A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy..
Lake :: Lake (n.) A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards..
Vallet''s Pills :: Vallet's pills () Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of sodium, mixed with saccharine matter; -- called also Vallet's mass..
Pulpous :: Pulpous (a.) Containing pulp; pulpy.
Repetitious :: Repetitious (a.) Repeating; containing repetition.
Auxetic :: Auxetic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying..
Oxalic :: Oxalic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family..
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