Charade clues often include an instruction for letters to contain or be contained by other letters. Use different forms of the base words in this list to find many more container and contents indicators. Most words can be used as either container or contents indicators by changing from the active to passive form, e.g. change 'charge' to 'charged with' or change 'obscure' to 'obscured by'.
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A
|
abduct
aboard about absorb accept |
access
accommodate acquire across admit |
adopt
amid among apprehend around |
arrest
assume astride at heart |
B
|
bag
bandage bank bathe bear bearing bedeck beset |
besiege
between bind bite block board border bore |
bottle
box bound breach break in break out break through bridge |
bring in
broach burst bury buttonhole bypass |
C
|
captivate
capture carry case catch centre charge chew circle circuit clad claim |
clamp
clench clothe clutch coat coating collar collect come in come round commandeer comprehend |
comprise
conceal confine conquer conserve constituent constrain consume contain content contribute convey |
core
corner cover covert crack cradle cramp cross cuddle curb cut |
D
|
defend
deposit depress describe detain devour |
digest
dip disguise disrupt dissect disturb |
dive in
divide do don drape drench |
dress
drink drunk by dump in during |
E
|
eat
eclipse embody embrace embroiled employ |
encapsulate
encase encircle enclose encompass engage |
engulf
enlist enshroud ensnare enter entertain |
enthral
envelop environment essentially external |
F
|
feature
feed fence |
file
fill fitting |
flank
ford frame |
frock
fuel full of |
G
|
gag
gain admission garland garnish gatecrash |
gather
get get in get over get stuck into |
give in
go in go under gobble grab |
grasp
grip guard gulp guzzle |
H
|
habitat
hamper hang around harbour |
hearten
hedge hem hide |
hiding
hoard hold host |
house
hug |
I
|
imbibe
imbue immerse immigrate implicate import impound impress imprison in gear in the course of in the middle incision |
include
incorporate incubate inculcate induct infest infiltrate infuse ingest ingredient inhabit inhale inject |
inlay
inner input inscribe insert inset inside inspire install instil inter intercede intercept |
intern
internal interrupt intervene into introduce invade invest involve inwardly is home to |
|
J
jacket
join in K
keep
kidnap L
M
N
|
|
O
|
obscure
obstruct occupy on board on the boundary on the surface |
open
opening oppress outline outlying output |
outset
outside outstanding outwardly over overcome |
overlook
oversee overshadow overtake overwhelm own |
P
|
pack
park in participate parting pass over pen penetrate |
permeate
pick up pierce pinch plant plate plug |
plunge
poke populate possess probe prod |
protect
punch punctuate puncture purchase put in |
Q
quaff
quarantine
quarantine
R
|
raid
receive recruit repress |
reside
restrain restrict retain |
ride
ring riven by robed |
rolling in
rope in round |
S
|
sandwich
scoff screen secret secrete secure seen in seize separate sequester set about set in set upon setting shackle shelter |
shelter in
shield shoulder shroud sit in skirt slash slather slice slip in smuggle snag snare snuggle in sow span |
spear
split spot in spread across squash squeeze stab stand in stash stay stay in steal stick in stifle stock stocking |
stop
store strand strangle stuck into stuff stuffing suffocate supply support suppress surround swallow swamp swelling swig |
T
|
tackle
take take in take on |
take over
take part in take to heart throttle |
through
throw in torpedo tour |
transport
trap tucked in |
V
visit
W
|
walls
wear welcome wherein |
wind
within without wrap |
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