containers

NOUN

holder for physical object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial

STRONG

alembic beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam magnum pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat

WEAK

humidor

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containers

They produce 60 tonnes of the sweet yet smelly fruit, which is driven in frozen containers thousands of kilometres north into China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Light traps, made from sheets, lamps and containers of soapy water, were used to corner the bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

All of them — RVs, makeshift shelters, a few shipping containers and one compound of discarded school bungalows — fall within the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

We tend to assume the next clever kitchen system will come from a new cookbook, a viral freezer hack or somebody else’s meticulously labeled meal-prep containers.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Ms. Raz learned my name only last year, when I delivered containers of my mother's cooking to her door.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi