📖 C — The English dictionary · page 69

container — Everyday, meaning 1: A container is anything you can keep or carry things in, such as a box, jar, bottle, tin or tub.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A container is also a very large metal box for carrying goods on ships, trains and lorries.↗ Example: Put the leftover pasta in a container and keep it in the fridge.↗ · The container holds two litres of water.↗ · Liquids take the shape of the container they are in.↗ · We collected rain in a container to measure it.↗ · A huge ship carried hundreds of containers.↗ · Keep cleaning products in their own container, never in a drink bottle.↗ · Find a container with a lid for your crayons.↗

contaminant — Everyday, meaning 1: A substance that makes something dirty, impure, harmful or poisonous, such as germs, chemicals or dirt in water, food, air or soil.↗ Example: The water was tested for contaminants.↗ · Bacteria are a common contaminant in raw chicken.↗ · Microplastics are a contaminant in the oceans.↗ · The filter removes contaminants from the water.↗ · Lead used to be a contaminant in old water pipes.↗ · Factories must stop contaminants getting into rivers.↗

contaminate — Everyday, meaning 1: To make something dirty, impure or harmful by adding something bad to it, such as germs, poison or chemicals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) To spoil an experiment or sample by letting something unwanted get in.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To have a bad influence on something (contaminate someone's thinking).↗ Example: Raw chicken can contaminate other food with bacteria.↗ · Wash your hands so you don't contaminate the food.↗ · An oil spill contaminated the beach.↗ · Sewage contaminated the river after the storm.↗ · Don't touch the sample or you'll contaminate it.↗ · Chemicals from the old factory contaminated the soil.↗

contaminated — Everyday, meaning 1: Made dirty, impure or harmful by something mixed in, such as germs, poison or chemicals.↗ Example: Don't drink the water; it's contaminated.↗ · The food was contaminated with bacteria.↗ · Oil spills leave beaches contaminated.↗ · Wash the board so it isn't contaminated by raw chicken.↗ · The sample got contaminated and the test failed.↗ · Radiation contaminated the land near Chernobyl.↗

contamination — Everyday, meaning 1: The state of being made dirty, impure or harmful by something unwanted (water contamination).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The act or process of contaminating something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) Unwanted material spoiling a sample or experiment.↗ Example: The water company found contamination in the reservoir.↗ · Cross-contamination happens when raw meat touches cooked food.↗ · Food labels warn about contamination with nuts.↗ · Scientists wear gloves to avoid contamination.↗ · Radioactive contamination stayed near Chernobyl for many years.↗ · The beach was closed because of sewage contamination.↗

contemn — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) To look down on something as worthless; to scorn or despise it.↗ Example: Do not contemn the small and humble, for they may help you.↗ · The proud king contemned his people's advice.↗ · Some people contemn others who are weaker than they are.↗ · But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation.↗ (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917)↗ · For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod?↗ (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?↗ (Writings PSA.10.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.↗ (Writings PSA.107.11, JPS 1917)↗

contemplate — Everyday, meaning 1: To look at something quietly for a long time and think about it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To think about doing something; to consider it.↗ Example: She sat contemplating the stars.↗ · He contemplated the painting for an hour.↗ · I am contemplating a trip to the seaside.↗ · We contemplated the problem before we answered.↗ · From here on out, go and contemplate what the mouth cannot speak and the ear cannot hear.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · The whole creation is thus contemplated as a pyramid, terminating in a point at the top with a broad basis.↗ [See Dr. Graetz's Gnosticismus, p. 224.]↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Be this as it may, it is worth while to know the extravagant hypotheses which ancient Jewish philosophers and theologians framed as soon as they began to contemplate and to reason, endeavoring to combine oriental and Greek theories.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

contemplation — Everyday, meaning 1: Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply.↗ Example: The monk sat in quiet contemplation.↗ · Her face showed deep contemplation.↗ · A quiet garden is a good place for contemplation.↗ · == Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendor of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendour of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

contemporaneous — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Existing or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Contemporaneous notes or records: written down at the time something happened, not later.↗ Example: Samuel Pepys wrote a contemporaneous account of the Great Fire of London.↗ · The dinosaurs were not contemporaneous with humans.↗ · Historians compared two contemporaneous reports of the battle.↗ · The police officer made contemporaneous notes.↗ · The building of the two castles was roughly contemporaneous.↗ · Diaries are useful because they are contemporaneous with the events.↗

contemporaneously — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) At the same time as something else happened, or during the same period.↗ Example: The diary was written contemporaneously with the events.↗ · Two inventors worked on the telephone contemporaneously.↗ · The police officer made notes contemporaneously.↗ · The two kingdoms grew contemporaneously.↗ · Historians trust sources written contemporaneously more than later ones.↗ · The songs were recorded contemporaneously in London and New York.↗

contemporary — Everyday, meaning 1: Contemporary means modern, belonging to the present time: «contemporary art».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Contemporary means existing or happening at the same time as something else: «a contemporary report of the battle».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A contemporary is a person who lived at the same time as someone else.↗ Example: We visited a gallery of contemporary art.↗ · Shakespeare was a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth the First.↗ · A contemporary account describes the great fire.↗ · She loves contemporary dance.↗ · The house has a contemporary design.↗ · His contemporaries thought his ideas were crazy.↗ · And he spoke of his works, and of his warlike deeds, which his contemporaries had known, but which had not been sung, because there was no singer among his companions.↗

contempt — Everyday, meaning 1: Contempt is the feeling that someone or something is worthless and does not deserve any respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) Contempt of court is the crime of disobeying a court or being rude to a judge.↗ Example: The queen looked at the beggar with contempt.↗ · She spoke to the new boy with open contempt, and the teacher stopped her.↗ · Bullying someone for being poor is beneath contempt.↗ · The villain laughed with contempt at the hero's tiny sword.↗ · The man was jailed for contempt of court after shouting at the judge.↗ · Treat people with respect, not contempt, even when you disagree.↗ · His contempt for the rules got the whole team disqualified.↗ · “Because we’re told to,” said the troop-horse, with a snort of contempt.↗ · So will there arise enough contempt and wrath.↗ (Writings EST.1.18, JPS 1917)↗ · He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.↗ (Writings JOB.12.21, JPS 1917)↗ · When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.↗ (Writings PRO.18.3, JPS 1917)↗

contemptible — Everyday, meaning 1: So mean or bad that people despise it and deserve scorn.↗ Example: It was a contemptible trick to cheat at the game.↗ · He told a lie and felt contemptible.↗ · Stealing from a friend is contemptible.↗ · And ye say: 'Wherein have we polluted thee?'↗ In that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.'↗ (Prophets MAL.1.7, JPS 1917)↗ · A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.↗ (Writings JOB.12.5, JPS 1917)↗ · But ye profane it, in that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even the food thereof, is contemptible.'↗ (Prophets MAL.1.12, JPS 1917)↗

contemptuous — Everyday, meaning 1: Showing that you think someone or something is worthless or beneath you; scornful.↗ Example: He gave a contemptuous sneer at my drawing.↗ · She was contemptuous of anyone who was not rich.↗ · The bully made a contemptuous remark about my shoes.↗

contemptuously — Everyday, meaning 1: Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect.↗ Example: The Caterpillar looked at Alice contemptuously.↗ · «You?» he laughed contemptuously.↗ · She tossed the cheap ring away contemptuously.↗ · The cat contemptuously ignored the dog.↗ · The bargewoman spoke contemptuously to Toad.↗ · He waved the idea away contemptuously.↗ · “Don’t get any letters,” he said contemptuously.↗ · And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD.↗ (Prophets 1SA.2.17, JPS 1917)↗

contend — Everyday, meaning 1: Contend with: to have to deal with a problem or difficulty: «Farmers have to contend with drought».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To compete with others to win something: «Five teams are contending for the cup».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To say firmly that something is true, especially in an argument: «She contends that the plan will fail».↗ Example: Explorers in Antarctica had to contend with freezing winds.↗ · Three schools are contending for the trophy.↗ · The scientist contends that the bones belong to a new species.↗ · Our team is a strong contender for the championship.↗ · Teachers contend with noisy classrooms every day.↗ · Some people contend that school should start later.↗ · Various public performers contended for the prize.↗ · And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; (Torah EXO.21.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.'↗ And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.↗ (Torah GEN.26.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And this for Judah, and he said: Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in unto his people; his hands shall contend for him, and Thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.↗ (Torah DEU.33.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Wherefore will ye contend with Me?↗ (Prophets JER.2.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Who is he that will contend with me?↗ (Writings JOB.13.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty?↗ (Writings JOB.40.2, JPS 1917)↗

content — Everyday, meaning 1: The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The contents page of a book lists its chapters.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more.↗ Example: Look at the contents page to find chapter three.↗ · He tipped out the contents of his bag.↗ · The cat was content by the fire.↗ · This drink has a high sugar content.↗ · Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online.↗ · She was content with a small piece.↗ · The content of the talk was interesting.↗ · But this did not content the brother.↗ · And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.↗ (Torah EXO.2.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Its contents must have been known, to at least a few persons, long before it was written down.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.↗ (Writings PRO.6.35, JPS 1917)↗ · And one said: 'Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants.'↗ And he answered: 'I will go.'↗ (Prophets 2KI.6.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.↗ (Prophets JDG.17.11, JPS 1917)↗

contentedly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a happy, calm way, feeling pleased with what you have.↗ Example: The cat purred contentedly by the fire.↗ · We ate our picnic contentedly on the grass.↗ · The baby slept contentedly all afternoon.↗

contention — Everyday, meaning 1: An argument or quarrel between people, often about who is right.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A point that you argue for; a view you claim is true.↗ Example: The two boys had a contention over the ball.↗ · The crows had a long contention about who was the best singer.↗ · My contention is that the answer is 12.↗ · By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.↗ (Writings PRO.13.10, JPS 1917)↗ · A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.↗ (Writings PRO.18.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.↗ (Writings PRO.22.10, JPS 1917)↗

contentious — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: fond of quarreling or arguing.↗ Example: The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.↗ (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917)↗ · A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917)↗ · It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.↗ (Writings PRO.21.19, JPS 1917)↗