Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contain | No | No | Yes | No |
containment | Yes | No | No | No |
contain (noun) | containment (noun) |
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the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | |
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor | |
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully |
contain (verb) | containment (verb) |
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hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | |
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | |
include or contain; have as a component | |
be divisible by | |
contain or hold; have within | |
be capable of holding or containing |