contents

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of content
2. (plural-normally)That which is contained.

   “It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.”

   “The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.”

   “Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.”

3. (plural, plural-only)A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.

   “I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of content