Contain definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CONTAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenet, Tenure.] 1. To ... limits. Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. 1 Kings 8. 3. To comprehend; to comprise. The ... people from evil occasions. Fear not, my Lord, we can contain ourselves. 5. To include. This article is not contained in the account. This number does not contain the article specified. 6. To inclose; as, this cover or envelop contains a letter. CONTAIN, v.i. To live in continence or chastity. Arbuthnot ...
... writing. [Gr. to hold or restrain; Heb. to hold or contain.] 1. To stop; to confine; to restrain from escape; to ... that taketh his name in vain. Exodus 20. 6. To contain, or to have capacity to receive and contain. Here is an empty basket that holds two bushels. This ... holding that mirror?" [syn: hold, support, sustain, hold up] 11: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen ... fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, bear, carry, contain] 12: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can ... take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain, take, hold] 19: arrange for and reserve (something for ...
... to take in; to take with, or together. 1. To contain; to include; to comprise. The empire of Great Britain comprehends ... Scotland and Ireland, with their dependencies. 2. To imply; to contain or include by implication or construction. If there be any ... To understand; to conceive; that is, to take, hold or contain in the mind; to possess or to have in idea ... meaning of < unable to comprehend what has happened > 2. to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount < philosophy ... only in comp.). See Get, and cf. Comprise.] 1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the ... which we can not comprehend. --Job. xxxvii. 5. Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp; embody; involve; imply; apprehend; ...
... to shut up.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a ... more commonly use inclose.] 2. To comprise; to comprehend; to contain. The history of England necessarily includes a portion of that ... as a part of a whole or group 3. to contain between or within < two sides and the included angle > • includable ... or includible adjective Synonyms: include, comprehend, embrace, involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment ... and cf. Enclose.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a ... whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his ...
... be finally and fully explained, that the toledhoth of Terah contain also the history of Abraham and of Lot; the toledhoth of Isaac contain the history of Jacob and Esau; the toledhoth of Jacob contain the history of Joseph and his brethren. The ten toledhoth ... Ex 6, then it would be impossible that P would contain anything of the cults before Ex 6; but we have ... 14, we have a considerable number of larger sections that contain the characteristics of two or even all three sources, and ... E. But since 21:9 E; 26:8 J also contain references to this, and as in 21:6 JE, ...
... contentus, from past participle of contin?re to hold in, contain — more at contain Date: 15th century contented, satisfied < was content with her life ... English, from Latin contentus, past participle of contin?re to contain Date: 15th century 1. a. something contained — usually used in ... OF f. L contentus satisfied, past part. of continere (as contain) 2. n. 1 (usu. in pl.) what is contained in ... of a thing. Etymology: ME f. med.L contentum (as contain) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Content Con*tent", n. 1. Rest ... contentus, p. p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain.] Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by ...
... 1828 Dictionary COMPRISE, v.t. [See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to contain; to include; as, the substance of a discourse may be ... this dish consist of?" [syn: consist, comprise] 2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised ... contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain, comprise] 3: form or compose; "This money is my only ... souls in one comprise. --Roscommon. Syn: To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (comprises, comprising ... Dictionary of English Synonyms v. a. Comprehend, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in. Moby Thesaurus accouple, accumulate, add, add up ... complete, compose, compound, comprehend, concatenate, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, contain, copulate, count in, couple, cover, embed, embody, embrace, encircle, ...
... circles it was at one time claimed that these chapters contain old laws from the Mosaic period, although these had been ... admits of nothing that desecrates; namely, Le 18; 19; 20 contain laws dealing with marriage and chastity and other matters of ... and his sons on the 8th day (9:2-4 contain the outline, after the manner of 8:2; compare 9 ... or running issues together with their purification (15:3-12 contain 12 laws: 15:3; 15:4a; 15:4b; 15:5 ... These naturally fall each into 2 parts. Leviticus 18-20 contain (i) Le 18 f, religious and ethical laws; (ii) Le ... 5 (18:24 f,26-28,29,30a,30b), would contain 5 X 5 words; but this is uncertain. (b) ...
... quit former tenets carries an imputation of ignorance. 9. To contain or comprise. He thought it carried something of argument in ... high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry, bear] 7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen ... fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, bear, carry, contain] 8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She ... column) to another < carry a number in adding > 7. to contain and direct the course of < the drain carries sewage > 8 ... would have been carried in the end. --Bacon. 8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or ...
... pounds; of Suffolk butter,256, a barrel of herring should contain 32 gallons wine measure, and hold 1000 herrings; a barrel of salmon should contain 42 gallons; a barrel of soap should weigh 256 lbs ... regulated by statutes. In Connecticut, the barrel for liquors must contain 31 l/2 gallons, each gallon to contain 231 cubic inches. In New York, a barrel of flour by statute must contain either 196 lb. or 228 lb.net weight. The barrel ...
... adjective Date: 1653 restrained; also calm Webster's 1913 Dictionary Contain Con*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contained; p. pr ... hold. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron. vi. 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. --Milton. 2. To have capacity for; to be ... from evil occasions. --Spenser. Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.
... but now a vulgar use of the word.] 8. To contain. The work has many beauties and many faults. 9. To ... you; but these uses are inelegant. To have in, to contain. To have on, to wear; to carry; as raiment or ... t have time to stay > c. to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole < the car has power brakes ... a certain relationship (has a sister; had no equals). 3 contain as a part or quality (house has two floors; has ... compose, comprehend, comprise, con, conceive, conceptualize, condone, connive at, constrain, contain, contend, countenance, cozen, crib, deceive, declare, defraud, deliver, demand, derive ...
... out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells. Bell deck (Arch.), the ... construction, pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain bells. Bell glass. See Bell jar. Bell hanger, a man ... fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example. His eighth book came ... out the small number of books which on the whole contain the greatest amount of human experience to the average page ... down by a natural selection to a few books, which contain the essence of all the rest. The process tends to ...
... present participle of contin?re to hold in — more at contain Date: 14th century 1. exercising continence 2. obsolete restrictive • continently ... continent-, continens, present participle of contin?re, to hold together, contain; in senses 3 & 4, from Latin continent-, continens continuous mass ... 3 continuous land; a mainland. Etymology: L terra continens (see CONTAIN) continuous land 2. adj. 1 able to control movements of ... Derivatives: continence n. continently adv. Etymology: ME f. L (as CONTAIN) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Encratite En"cra*tite, n. [L ... continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent. See Contain.] 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. [Obs.] --Shak ...
... to hold; comprehending; comprising; including; inclosing. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Contain Con*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contained; p. pr ... hold. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron. vi. 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. --Milton. 2. To have capacity for; to be ... from evil occasions. --Spenser. Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.