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Showing words for CONTAINING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Containing

containing

9 Letter Words for Containing

actioning, anointing, cantoning, incanting, incognita, nonacting

8 Letter Words for Containing

aconitin, agnition, antinion, inaction, incanton, intonaci, intoning, nicotian, nicotina, nointing, noticing

7 Letter Words for Containing

actinon, anionic, atoning, caingin, canning, canoing, canting, cantino, cantion, coating, cognati, coining, conning, contain, cotinga, gitonin, nanitic, nicotia, nicotin, ointing, tanning, tinning

6 Letter Words for Containing

aconin, acting, action, agonic, aition, angico, anoint, anting, atonic, caning, canion, cannon, cannot, canton, cating, cation, citing, congii, coning, contin, coting, ganoin, ganton, gitano, goniac, incant, inning, ionian, nanigo, nation, niacin, nonact, nonnat, nontan, noting, onning, tannic, tannin, ticing, ticino, tignon, tining, tongan, toning, tonnag

5 Letter Words for Containing

acing, acini, acoin, actin, acton, ainoi, ancon, anion, annot, antic, ating, cagit, cagot, canon, canto, coati, cogit, coign, coing, conga, conia, conin, conta, contg, cotan, giant, gonia, gonna, icing, inact, incan, incog, ingan, ingot, inion, innit, ionia, ionic, ngaio, ninon, niota, niton, noint, nonic, notan, octan, oncia, oncin, ontic, taino, tangi, tango, tiang, tigon, tinca, tingi, tonga, tonic

4 Letter Words for Containing

actg, agin, agio, agit, agni, agon, aint, aion, ango, anni, anno, anon, anti, atoc, cain, cang, cann, cant, caon, ciao, cion, cito, coat, coin, coit, cong, coni, conn, cont, gain, gait, gant, ginn, gnat, goat, iago, icao, icon, inca, inga, ingo, inia, init, inta, inti, into, iota, itai, nagi, naig, nain, naio, nant, naoi, nato, ngai, nina, niog, nito, nona, nong, nota, octa, oint, onca, otic, taco, taig, tain, tang, tiao, tinc, ting, toga, tong, tonn

3 Letter Words for Containing

act, ago, agt, ain, ait, anc, ann, ant, cag, cai, can, cat, cia, cig, cit, cog, con, cot, ctg, ctn, cto, gan, gat, gin, gio, git, goa, goi, gon, got, gtc, iao, ign, inc, ing, inn, int, ion, ita, nag, nat, nco, nig, nit, noa, nog, non, not, oat, oca, oct, oii, ona, oni, ont, otc, tag, tai, tan, tao, tgn, tic, tig, tin, tng, toa, toc, tog, toi, ton

Definitions for Containing

[1] to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
[2] to be capable of holding; have capacity for: The room will contain 75 persons safely.
[3] to have as contents or constituent parts; comprise; include.
[4] to keep under proper control; restrain: He could not contain his amusement.
[5] to prevent or limit the expansion, influence, success, or advance of (a hostile nation, competitor, opposing force, natural disaster, etc.): to contain an epidemic.
[6] to succeed in preventing the spread of: efforts to contain water pollution.
[7] Mathematics . (of a number) to be a multiple of; be divisible by, without a remainder: Ten contains five.
[8] to be equal to: A quart contains two pints.
[9] to hold or be capable of holding or including within a fixed limit or area this contains five pints
[10] to keep (one's feelings, behaviour, etc) within bounds; restrain
[11] to consist of; comprise the book contains three different sections
[12] military to prevent (enemy forces) from operating beyond a certain level or area
[13] maths to be a multiple of, leaving no remainder 6 contains 2 and 3 to have as a subset

Words related to Containing

containincorporate, accommodate, involve, enclose, have, encompass, stop, collect, curb, cool, seat, subsume, embrace, embody, comprehend, hold, comprise, hog-tie, compose, smother

Words nearby Containing

containcontagious disease, contagious granular conjunctivitis, contagious magic, contagious stomatitis, contagium, contain, contained, container, container car, container garden, containerboard

Origin of Containing

1250–1300; Middle English conte(y)nen < Anglo-French contener, Old French contenir < Latin continēre, equivalent to con- con- + tenēre to hold (see tenet)

Other words from Containing

con·tain·a·ble , adjective
pre·con·tain , verb (used with object)
un·con·tain·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Containing

C13: from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre, from com- together + tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Containing

accommodate, consist of, enclose, encompass, have, incorporate, involve, comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, hold, seat, subsume, be composed of, have capacity for, take in