Containable

con;tain pronunciation: function: verb etymology: middle english conteinen, from anglo-french cunteign-, cuntyen-, stem of cuntenir, from latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com- + tenēre to hold — more at thindate: 14th centurytransitive verb 1 : to keep within limits: as a : restrain, control lt;could hardly contain her enthusiasmgt; b : check, halt lt;contain the spread of a deadly diseasegt; c : to follow successfully a policy of containment toward lt;efforts to contain communismgt; d : to prevent (as an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack 2 a : to have within : hold b : comprise, include lt;the bill contains several new clausesgt;3 a : to be divisible by usually without a remainder b : enclose, boundintransitive verb : to restrain oneself— con;tain;able adjective synonyms contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something lt;the can contains a quart of oilgt;. hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping lt;the bookcase will hold all my textbooksgt;. accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience lt;the hall can accommodate 500 peoplegt;.