Definition of contain

"contain" in the verb sense

1. incorporate, contain, comprise

include or contain have as a component

"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"

"The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

2. hold, bear, carry, contain

contain or hold have within

"The jar carries wine"

"The canteen holds fresh water"

"This can contains water"

3. control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

lessen the intensity of temper hold in restraint hold or keep within limits

"moderate your alcohol intake"

"hold your tongue"

"hold your temper"

"control your anger"

4. contain

be divisible by

"24 contains 6"

5. contain, take, hold

be capable of holding or containing

"This box won't take all the items"

"The flask holds one gallon"

6. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy check the expansion or influence of

"Arrest the downward trend"

"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"

"Contain the rebel movement"

"Turn back the tide of communism"

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Quotations for contain

Thy sum of duty let two words contain
(O! May they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be humble and be just. [ Prior ]

That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues. [ Beaumont and Fletcher ]

The morn is up again, the dewy morn,
With breath all incense, and with cheek all bloom,
Laughing the clouds away with playful scorn,
And living as if earth contain'd no tomb, -
And glowing into day. [ Byron ]

Every effect doth, after a sort, contain, or at least resemble, the cause from which it proceedeth. [ Hooker ]

There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all. [ Mme. Swetchine ]

I have not wounded any one with stinging satire, nor does my poetry contain a charge against any man. [ Ovid ]

No man reads a book of science from pure inclination. The books that we do read with pleasure are light compositions, which contain a quick succession of events. [ Dr. Johnson ]

The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flintstone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom. [ Saadi ]

Some new books it is necessary to read, - part for the information they contain, and others in order to acquaint one's self with the state of literature in the age in which one lives: but I would rather read too few than too many. [ Lord Dudley ]

Extemporaneous and oral harangues will always have this advantage over those that are read from a manuscript: every burst of eloquence or spark of genius they may contain, however studied they may have been beforehand, will appear to the audience to be the effect of the sudden inspiration of talent. [ Colton ]

A few words worthy to be remembered suffice to give an idea of a great mind. There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work, a simplicity so finished and so perfect that it equals in merit and in excellence a large and glorious composition. [ Joubert ]

contain in Scrabble®

The word contain is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters contain:

CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

contain

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contain

CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
(60 = 10 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In contain

CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
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contain in Words With Friends™

The word contain is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters contain:

CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

contain

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contain

CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTAIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONTAIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
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CONTAIN
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CONTAIN
(47 = 12 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In contain

CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTAIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONTAIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
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Word Growth involving contain

Shorter words in contain

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Longer words containing contain

containable uncontainable

contained selfcontained

contained uncontained

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