content — 1 noun 1 contents (plural) a) the things that are inside a box, bag, room etc: The box had fallen over, and some of the contents had spilled out. | The customs official rummaged through the contents of the briefcase. b) the things that are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
content — con|tent1 W2S2 [ˈkɔntent US ˈka:n ] n 1.) contents [plural] a) the things that are inside a box, bag, room etc contents of ▪ The customs official rummaged through the contents of his briefcase. ▪ Most of the gallery s contents were damaged in the … Dictionary of contemporary English
content — con|tent1 [ kan,tent ] noun *** 1. ) contents plural the things that are inside something such as a box, bottle, building, or room: The entire contents of the house were put up for auction. He emptied out the contents of his pockets onto the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
content — I UK [ˈkɒntent] / US [ˈkɑnˌtent] noun Word forms content : singular content plural contents *** 1) contents [plural] the things that are inside something such as a box, bottle, building, or room The entire contents of the house were put up for… … English dictionary
content — I NOUN USES ♦♦♦ contents (Pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntent[/t]] in content 1, and [[t]kənte̱nt[/t]] in content 2.) 1) N PLURAL: usu with supp, oft N of n The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it. Empty… … English dictionary
content — 01. The little boy spent the last day of school emptying his desk of its [contents] and playing with his friends. 02. We put the [contents] of the fridge in boxes so we could clean it. 03. The [content] of the play is of an adult nature. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
Content — Con*tent , v. t. [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L. contentus, p. p. See {Content}, a.] 1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please. [1913 Webster] Do not content yourselves with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not to lead the life of a dog — To lead a life so wretched that even a dog would not be content with it • • • Main Entry: ↑dog … Useful english dictionary
Content delivery network — A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers containing copies of data placed at various nodes of a network. When properly designed and implemented, a CDN can improve access to the data it caches by… … Wikipedia
content — I adj. 1) content with (they were content with their lot) 2) content to + inf. (she was not content to remain at home) II n. to smb. s heart s content ( to one s complete satisfaction ) III v. (formal) (d; refl.) to content with (to content… … Combinatory dictionary