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

Example Sentences

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Even yogurt containers and margarine tubs — made of some of the most common plastic packaging materials, such as polypropylene — are being recycled at a rate of only 2% in the state, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times

In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.

From The Wall Street Journal

The standstill has affected container ships as well, with shipping companies opting for longer, costlier routes to avoid danger.

From MarketWatch

The Port of Long Beach, Calif., the No. 2 container port in the U.S. by volume, said that cargo continues to move through the port “fluidly.”

From MarketWatch

But when the box arrived and I opened it, I found something I wasn’t expecting: a container of homemade Irish potatoes.

From Salon

container

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