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

Dan's stash now includes 150 gallons of water and several large water storage containers made of soft plastic, which can be filled and kept in the bath.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Base housing—often converted shipping containers or even tents—tends to be small, some of the current and former servicemembers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Intermodal containers and trailers transported by railroads increased 12.6% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mom slumped into a chair and peeked into the paper containers until she came upon the fried rice.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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