Continent vs. Ocean

Continentnoun

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.

Continentnoun

A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.

Continentnoun

(obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).

Continentadjective

Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.

Continentadjective

Not interrupted; connected; continuous.

Continentadjective

(obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Continentadjective

Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Continentadjective

Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

Continentadjective

Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.

Continentadjective

Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.

Continentnoun

That which contains anything; a receptacle.

Continentnoun

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

Continentnoun

one of the large landmasses of the earth;

Continentnoun

the European mainland;

Continentadjective

having control over urination and defecation

Continentadjective

abstaining from sexual intercourse;

Continent

A continent is one of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents.

Oceannoun

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

Oceannoun

(uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.

Oceannoun

(figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.

Oceannoun

The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; - called also the sea, or great sea.

Oceannoun

One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

Oceannoun

An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.

Oceanadjective

Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.

Oceannoun

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

Oceannoun

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

Ocean

The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the surface of the Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. Another definition is .