continent
One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
Noun 3 meanings
One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.
A large connected expanse of something in general.
Adjective 1 meaning
Having voluntary control over one’s urination or defecation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continens, noun use of present participle of continēre (“to contain”).
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CONTINENT at a glance
CONTINENT has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,247 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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