container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /

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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Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Sullivan said the group gets thousands of new members whenever a horror movie debuts a container.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"They were 40 degree days in the bushfire as well," she adds, "so it would have been very hot inside the container."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Gorringe and his troublemakers have spent the last few months building a huge watertight container, which they will use to tow the obelisk to the harbor.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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