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Word entry · 9 letters

contained

Best crossword clue

"held within"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /kənˈteɪnd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acdeinnotStarts with CEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2O3N4T5A6I7N8E9D

Definitions

  1. Held inside, included, or kept under control.

Used in a sentence

  • The brush fire is now contained: if it doesn't jump the lines, it will burn itself out.
  • This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01held within9 letters
02Held inside or controlled9 letters

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