Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|tain — «kuhn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to have within itself; hold as contents; include: »My purse contains money. A library contains books. Books contain information. 2. to be capable of holding: »This pitcher will contain a quart of milk. 3. to be… … Useful english dictionary
con|tain´er|i|za´tion — con|tain|er|ize «kuhn TAY nuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to ship (cargo) in very large, separate containers. –con|tain´er|iz´a|ble, adjective. –con|tain´er|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|tain´er|iz´a|ble — con|tain|er|ize «kuhn TAY nuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to ship (cargo) in very large, separate containers. –con|tain´er|iz´a|ble, adjective. –con|tain´er|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|tain|er|ize — «kuhn TAY nuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to ship (cargo) in very large, separate containers. –con|tain´er|iz´a|ble, adjective. –con|tain´er|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|tain´a|ble — con|tain «kuhn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to have within itself; hold as contents; include: »My purse contains money. A library contains books. Books contain information. 2. to be capable of holding: »This pitcher will contain a quart of milk. 3 … Useful english dictionary
con|tain|ment — «kuhn TAYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act or fact of containing: »... the only known method of containment is with a strong magnetic field (Richard A. Ferrell). 2. the confinement of an unfriendly political or military force within existing… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|con|tain — «OH vuhr kuhn TAYN», transitive verb. to contain or check to excess: »If a Negro writer…overcontains his emotions, he becomes a white Negro writer (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
self-con|tain|ment — «SEHLF kuhn TAYN muhnt», noun. the condition of being self contained … Useful english dictionary
con·tain·ment — /kənˈteınmənt/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of preventing the spread of something The company s hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed. trying to achieve cost containment [=trying to prevent costs from becoming too high] 2 : actions… … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
