Continent
One of seven
A continent is one of the large continuous landmasses of the Earth—typically counted as seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
The exact number varies by convention; some combine Europe and Asia into Eurasia.
Separately, continent as an adjective means exercising self-restraint, particularly regarding bodily functions or sexual urges: The patient is no longer continent.
The noun continence refers to this restraint.
Earth's crust mobility theory
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- terrainLand's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
mountain range · river system · desert · rainforest · tundra · savanna · prairie · watershed
Second-largest continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
North America · South America · supercontinent · Pangaea · Eurasia · Gondwana · mainland · landform
Ability to restrain impulses
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
discipline · restraint · virtue · purity · ascetic · willpower · sobriety · continence
plate tectonics
Earth's crust mobility theory
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- terrainLand's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
elevation · mountain range · river system · desert · rainforest · tundra · savanna · prairie · watershed · peninsula
Africa
Second-largest continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
Australia · North America · South America · supercontinent · Pangaea · Eurasia · Gondwana · mainland · landform · tectonic
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
celibacy · discipline · restraint · virtue · purity · ascetic · willpower · sobriety · continence · self-denial
Continentisland
Water-bounded land mass
islet · atoll · archipelago · sandbar · reef
Continentincontinent
Unable to hold urine
unrestrained · licentious · intemperate · dissolute · unchaste
- continental breakfastBasic morning hotel meal
- lost continentFabled drowned landmass
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- continental driftGradual landmass repositioning
- seven continents
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
continents, continental, subcontinental, subcontinent, intercontinental, transcontinental, incontinence, incontinent