Noun
continent -
one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents" ; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
land mass ,
landmass a large continuous extent of land
craton the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
Continent -
the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
Adjective
continent -
having control over urination and defecation
continent -
abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
celibate
chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"