Contain
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Contain
Verb
- To hold inside.
"The brown box contains three stacks of books."
- To include as a part.
"Most of the meals they offer contain meat."
- To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
"I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!"
- To have as an element or subset.
"A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."
- To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Anagrams of Contain
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50 words can be made from the letters in "contain":