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continent definition
continent |
Grep of noun continent antarctic continent continent continental army continental breakfast continental congress continental divide continental drift continental glacier continental plan continental quilt continental shelf continental slope subcontinent Overview of noun continent The noun continent has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) continent -- (one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot") 2. (2) Continent -- (the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there") Overview of adj continent The adj continent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. continent -- (having control over urination and defecation) 2. celibate, continent -- (abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests") Antonyms of adj continent 2 senses of continent Sense 1 continent (vs. incontinent) incontinent (vs. continent) => leaky Sense 2 celibate, continent INDIRECT (VIA chaste) -> unchaste Similarity of adj continent 2 senses of continent Sense 1 continent (vs. incontinent) Sense 2 celibate, continent => chaste (vs. unchaste) Attributes of adj continent Familiarity of adj continent continent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj continent continent continent-wide continental incontinent Overview of noun continent The noun continent has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) continent -- (one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot") 2. (2) Continent -- (the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there") Overview of adj continent The adj continent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. continent -- (having control over urination and defecation) 2. celibate, continent -- (abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests")
continent definition
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