ALL meanings of continent
con·ti·nent
C c - countable noun continent A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries. 3
- proper noun continent People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain. 3
- noun continent one of the earth's large land masses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica) 3
- noun continent that part of the earth's crust that rises above the oceans and is composed of sialic rocks. Including the continental shelves, the continents occupy 30 per cent of the earth's surface 3
- noun continent mainland as opposed to islands 3
- noun continent a continuous extent of land 3
- adjective continent able to control urination and defecation 3
- adjective continent exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste 3
- adjective continent self-restrained; temperate 3
- adjective continent characterized by self-restraint in, esp. by total abstinence from, sexual activity 3
- adjective continent restrictive 3
- noun continent a thing that retains or contains something 3
- noun continent the mainland 3
- noun continent any of the main large land areas of the earth, conventionally regarded (with or without outlying islands) as units; Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and, sometimes, Antarctica 3
- noun continent Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). 1
- noun continent land mass 1
- adjective continent person: having urinary control 1
- noun continent one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). 1
- noun continent a comparable landmass on another planet. 1
- noun continent the mainland, as distinguished from islands or peninsulas. 1
- noun continent the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles. 1
- noun continent a continuous tract or extent, as of land. 1
- noun continent Archaic. something that serves as a container or boundary. 1
- adjective continent exercising or characterized by restraint in relation to the desires or passions and especially to sexual desires; temperate. 1
- adjective continent able to control urinary and fecal discharge. 1
- adjective continent Obsolete. containing; being a container; capacious. 1
- adjective continent Obsolete. restraining or restrictive. 1
- adjective continent Obsolete. continuous; forming an uninterrupted tract, as land. 1
- noun continent (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Land (as opposed to the water). 0
- noun continent (obsolete in general sense) A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent. 0
- noun continent Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc. 0
- adjective continent Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex. 0
- adjective continent Not interrupted; connected; continuous. 0
- adjective continent (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. 0