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​Container and contents indicators

Instructions for charade clues
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
lash
let in
limit
line
lining 
lock in
​lock up

M
maintain
mask
​milieu

mine
muffle
N
nab
nail
nick
nip
​nurse

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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
pocket

poke
populate
possess

probe
​prod

protect
​punch

punctuate
puncture
purchase
put in
Q 
quaff
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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