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

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

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

She sets it on the table and unloads containers filled with tamales and rice and beans and chips and salsa.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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