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

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

A top Korean basketball official said tall athletes housed in the containers were struggling to "stretch their legs out on the beds".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Inside a glove box filled with protective nitrogen gas, team members sealed individual rock particles in airtight containers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The view of emaciated beggars and barefoot children lugging containers of water never changed much.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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