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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

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

For a start, the Chinese-made robots will be deployed to load and unload cargo containers, JAL and GMO AI & Robotics, its partner in the project, said in a demonstration to the media on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The man by the boulder was certainly in need of healing, so she removed the containers from Baba Joseph’s pack and gave the injured prophet as much as he could swallow.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer