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• 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

• main|tain´a|ble — main|tain «mayn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to keep; keep up; carry on: »to maintain a business, to maintain one s health. One must maintain a footing in a tug of war. Policemen assist in maintaining order. Maintain your hold. SYNONYM(S): continue …   Useful english dictionary

• ca´ble|like´ — ca|ble «KAY buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a strong, thick rope, now usually made of wires twisted together: »The truck used a cable to tow the automobile. Large suspension bridges, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, hang… …   Useful english dictionary

• ca´ble|less — ca|ble «KAY buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a strong, thick rope, now usually made of wires twisted together: »The truck used a cable to tow the automobile. Large suspension bridges, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, hang… …   Useful english dictionary

• ca|ble — «KAY buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a strong, thick rope, now usually made of wires twisted together: »The truck used a cable to tow the automobile. Large suspension bridges, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, hang supported …   Useful english dictionary

• dou|ble-think — dou|ble|think or dou|ble think «DUHB uhl THIHNGK», noun, verb. –n. the ability to hold and accept two contradictory points of view at the same time: »By a strange exercise of doublethink, he seems to have felt simultaneously fulfilled and… …   Useful english dictionary

• dou´ble-think´er — dou|ble|think or dou|ble think «DUHB uhl THIHNGK», noun, verb. –n. the ability to hold and accept two contradictory points of view at the same time: »By a strange exercise of doublethink, he seems to have felt simultaneously fulfilled and… …   Useful english dictionary

• dou|ble|think — or dou|ble think «DUHB uhl THIHNGK», noun, verb. –n. the ability to hold and accept two contradictory points of view at the same time: »By a strange exercise of doublethink, he seems to have felt simultaneously fulfilled and frustrated when his… …   Useful english dictionary

• fum|ble — «FUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to feel or grope about clumsily; search awkwardly: »He fumbled in the darkness for the doorknob. 2. to handle something awkwardly: »He fumbled and dropped his teacup. 3. Sports. to drop a ball… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|hib´it|a|ble — in|hib|it «ihn HIHB iht», transitive verb. 1. to hold back; hinder or restrain; check: »The girl s honesty inhibited her impulse to keep the ring she found. Insistence on pontificating about national questions…merely serves to inhibit discussion… …   Useful english dictionary