Contain and House

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Contain

Contain verb - To have within.
Usage example: the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection
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House is a synonym for contain. In some cases you can use "House" instead a verb "Contain".
Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

House

House verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.
Usage example: housed the stereo speakers in attractive walnut cabinets that match the furniture
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Contain is a synonym for house. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "House".
Nearby Words: household, housing, housed, housework, houseless

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soul contain soul house soul
spirit contain spirit house spirit
energy contain energy house energy
power contain power house power
Other words: people, treasure, reference, knowledge, characters, features, monster, version, souls, creatures, memories.

Both words in one sentence

  • In So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Wonko the Sane built an inverted house to contain an insane world, and by living inside the house he lives outside the world.
    Source: Small, Secluded World
  • Title Only Chorus: Very often house music will contain minimal lyrics, sometimes only one or two words, which will be the title of the song.
    Source: House Music
  • Series / Masters of Horror At the end it's revealed that the house's walls contain corpses going back all the way to the 1600s.
    Source: Series / Masters of Horror
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