Definition of contain

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

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Urn :: Urn (n.) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca..
Slop :: Slop (v. t.) To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill..
Reprehensory :: Reprehensory (a.) Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint..
Citation :: Citation (n.) An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
Plenteous :: Plenteous (a.) Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply..
Containment :: Containment (n.) That which is contained; the extent; the substance.
Floral :: Floral (a.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters..
Caned :: Caned (a.) Filled with white flakes; mothery; -- said vinegar when containing mother.
Gallic :: Gallic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium..
Postscript :: Postscript (n.) A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer..
Oozy :: Oozy (a.) Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed of a river..
Talmudical :: Talmudical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases..
Enunciatory :: Enunciatory (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance..
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Nonbituminous :: Nonbituminous (a.) Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
Amygdaloid :: Amygdaloid (n.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava..
Phosphor-bronze :: Phosphor-bronze (n.) A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin..
Safe :: Safe (n.) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like..
Yttric :: Yttric (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium..
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