contains
Keeps things within
Contains means to hold within or have inside.
A box contains items; a book contains information; a speech contains ideas.
The word also means to restrain or keep under control: They struggled to contain the fire, She could barely contain her excitement.
In math, a set contains its elements.
Include as parts
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- encompassInclude within bounds
- involveTo contain as part
- entailRequire as consequence
consist · embody · subsume · cover · embrace · have · feature · integrate
Receptacle for contents
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
- bottleContainer for liquids
- boxLidded storage container
- tankLarge storage vessel
barrel · canister · carton · case · crate · jug · pail · bucket
Forcibly put an end to
restrict · constrain · stifle · inhibit · manage · moderate · temper · bridle
Element in a mixture
- componentElement of a system
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
compound · substance · element · trace · percentage · concentration · amount · quantity
comprise
Include as parts
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- encompassInclude within bounds
- involveTo contain as part
entail · consist · embody · subsume · cover · embrace · have · feature · integrate · combine
vessel
Receptacle for contents
tank · barrel · canister · carton · case · crate · jug · pail · bucket · receptacle
suppress
Forcibly put an end to
limit · restrict · constrain · stifle · inhibit · manage · moderate · temper · bridle · subdue
ingredient
Element in a mixture
- componentElement of a system
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
nutrient · compound · substance · element · trace · percentage · concentration · amount · quantity · level
- enclosesencloses, surrounds, encircles, encompasses, confines
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits
- collection methodspush, pop, get, set, add
- string functionsreplace, substring, concatenate, trim, strip
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
containsexcludes
Deliberately leaves out
lacks · omits · excepts · eliminates · leaves out
- shipping containerSteel cargo enclosure
- contain oneselfSuppress one's impulses
- storage containersVessels for holding items
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- airtight containersVessels permitting no gas exchange
- cargo containerStandardized freight enclosure
contain, container, contained, containers, containing, containment, containable, contain multitudes, containerization