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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"Our food containers are also plastic, all disposable."

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Digit robots help automate tasks such as moving and stacking heavy containers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The new motorhome had been driven just four miles, but it appeared ready for touring with kitchen supplies such as cooking utensils, crockery, and plastic containers.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The findings, published in the journal Nature, show that the structures known as queen cells, sometimes called "royal cribs," are much more than protective containers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

But as he revised his text Galileo went on to represent objects floating in containers, such as a tank standing on a table top.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton