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CONTAGIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being contagious.
CONTAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenet , Tenure.] 1. To hold, as a vessel; as, th...
CONTAINABLE, a. That may be contained, or comprised.
CONTAINED, pp. Held; comprehended; comprised; included; inclosed.
CONTAINING, ppr. Holding; having capacity to hold; comprehending; comprising; in...
CONTAMINATE, v.t. [L., to defile.] To defile; to pollute; usually in a figurativ...
CONTAMINATED, pp. Polluted; defiled; tarnished.
CONTAMINATING, ppr. Polluting; defiling; tarnishing.
CONTAMINATION, n. The act of polluting; pollution; defilement; taint.
CONTECK, n. Quarrel; contention. [Not English.]
CONTECTION, n. [L.] A covering. [Not used.]
CONTEMN, v.t. [L., to despise; to drive away.] 1. To despise; to consider and tr...
CONTEMNED, pp. Despised; scorned; slighted; neglected, or rejected with disdain.
CONTEMNER, n. One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.
CONTEMNING, ppr. Despising; slighting as vile or despicable; neglecting or rejec...
CONTEMPER, v.t. [L., to mix or temper. See Temper .] To moderate; to reduce to a...