- Types Of Speech
- You can use contain as a verb in a sentence.
- About Contain
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters a, c, i, n, o, and t, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Contain starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conta, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, tain, ntain, ..
- Definition
- 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Scrabble
- Is contain a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Contain in Pig Latin is said as "ontaincay or ontaincway".
- Unigram
- c | o | n | t | a | i | n
- Bigram
- co | on | nt | ta | ai | in
- Trigram
- con | ont | nta | tai | ain
- Quadrigram
- cont | onta | ntai | tain
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- 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 Sout East Asia";
"contain the rebel movement";
"Turn back the tide of communism" - 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" - 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" - contain or hold;
have within;
"The jar carries wine";
"The canteen holds fresh water";
"This can contains water" - be capable of holding or containing;
"This box won't take all the items";
"The flask holds one gallon" - be divisible by;
"24 contains 6"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Abstain | choose no to consume "I abstain from alcohol" |
| Abstain From | |
| Accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| Acknowledge | accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne" "We do not recognize your gods" |
| Adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Add Up To | |
| Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
| Admit | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of "He admitted his errors" "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Contain
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actinon | any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 |
| Contain | 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 Sout East Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism" |
View English words with the unique letters used in contain. Words With The Letters Acinot
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Catch | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Containment | (military) the act of containing something or someone keeping it from spreading "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces" |
| Stop | a brief stay in the course of a journey "they made a stopover to visit their friends" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Defend | argue or speak in defense of "She supported the motion to strike" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cut Down | |
| Cut Out |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | taocni | ||
| Actuation (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 14 +2 | actuation | ||
| Auction (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | auction | ||
| Nictation (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 14 +2 | nictation | ||
| Avocation (9 letters) | 14 +5 | 17 +5 | avocation | ||
| Vocation (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +4 | vocation | ||
| Coaction (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 15 +3 | coaction | ||
| Vacation (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +4 | vacation | ||
| Actinozoa (9 letters) | 20 +11 | 22 +10 | actinozoa | ||
| Citation (8 letters) | 10 +1 | 12 | citation | ||
| Caution (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | auction | ||
| Incaution (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 15 +3 | incaution | ||
| Concavity (9 letters) | 19 +10 | 22 +10 | concavity | ||
| Occitan (7 letters) | 11 +2 | 14 +2 | accinot | ||
| Cation (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | taocni | ||
| Octavian (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +4 | vacation | ||
| Nicotiana (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 14 +2 | nicotiana | ||
| Inaction (8 letters) | 10 +1 | 13 +1 | inaction | ||
| Catatonia (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 13 +1 | catatonia | ||
| Atonicity (9 letters) | 14 +5 | 15 +3 | aciinotty | ||
| Actinon (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | contain | ||
| Contain (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | contain | ||
| Atonic (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | taocni | ||
| Toxicant (8 letters) | 17 +8 | 19 +7 | toxicant | ||
| Antitoxic (9 letters) | 18 +9 | 20 +8 | antitoxic |
Contain Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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