'Contents' definitions:
Definition of 'contents'
From: WordNet
noun
A list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: contents, table of contents]
Definition of 'Contents'
From: GCIDE
- Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents.
- 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. [1913 Webster]
- I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Strong ship's, of great content. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. [1913 Webster]
- The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. --Graunt. [1913 Webster]
- Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contents'
From: GCIDE
- Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents.
- 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. [1913 Webster]
- I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Strong ship's, of great content. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. [1913 Webster]
- The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. --Graunt. [1913 Webster]
- Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contents'
From: GCIDE
- Contents \Con*tents\ (? or ?; 277), n. pl. See Content, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contents'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgments,
- adjunct,
- appurtenance,
- aspect,
- back,
- back matter,
- bastard title,
- bibliography,
- card index,
- catch line,
- catchword,
- chart,
- circumstance,
- colophon,
- component,
- constituent,
- contents page,
- copyright page,
- dedication,
- detail,
- element,
- endleaf,
- endpaper,
- endsheet,
- errata,
- factor,
- feature,
- fixings,
- flyleaf,
- folio,
- fore edge,
- foreword,
- front matter,
- half-title page,
- head,
- imprint,
- index,
- ingredient,
- inscription,
- integrant,
- introduction,
- item,
- leaf,
- makeup,
- makings,
- page,
- part,
- part and parcel,
- preface,
- preliminaries,
- recto,
- reverso,
- running title,
- signature,
- specialty,
- subtitle,
- table,
- table of contents,
- tail,
- text,
- thumb index,
- title,
- title page,
- trim size,
- type page,
- verso