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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

Example Sentences

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Fat cells, also called adipocytes, are often viewed as passive storage containers for excess calories.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Stanley has boosted its tape-measure imports from Thailand in recent years, going from roughly 555 shipping containers in 2019 to 789 last year, according to ImportGenius, a U.S.-based trade-data aggregator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

A lot of the work that they did was creating containers for themselves to make sense of whatever they were personally trying to convey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

From there it is taken on by industrial gas companies, which manage its refining, liquidation, and transport in cryogenic containers and it’s generally sold under long-term contracts.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Not the actual fluid, but the containers that hold it, which are in every car.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman