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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rounded container for liquids |
| Synonyms: | barrel, barrelet, butt, firkin, hogshead, keg, pipe, tun, vat |
| Main Entry: | bucket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container, often for liquids, with handle |
| Synonyms: | brazier, can, canister, cask, hod, kettle, pail, pot, scuttle, vat |
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
Example Sentences
- Some of his powder had trickled out of a cask on to the damp soil and become spoiled by the infusorial earth.
- Some even offer an impromptu tour or a taste of wines straight from the cask.
- And so far the regulatory commission has said that pool and cask storage are equally safe.
| Main Entry: | keg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrel |
| Synonyms: | butt, cask, container, drum, firkin, hogshead, pipe, tub, tun, vat |
| Main Entry: | tank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large container for liquids |
| Synonyms: | basin, cask, cauldron, cistern, container, keg, receptacle, tub, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | tub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
| Synonyms: | bathtub, bucket, cask, cauldron, cistern, hot tub, receptacle, spa, tank, tubbable, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | vat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vessel |
| Synonyms: | barrel, basin, cask, cistern, container, tank, tub |
| Main Entry: | hogshead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large barrel |
| Synonyms: | barrel, cask, drum, keg, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | tub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
| Synonyms: | barge, barrel, bath, bathe, boat, bucket, cask, crate, firkin, keeler, keelfat, keeve, keg, piggin, scow, ship, tank, vat, vessel |
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