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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She also revealed she had 50 storage units the size of “shipping containers” as well as a bill of $80,000.

From MarketWatch

The machines gently suck out the milk and transfer it to large containers.

From BBC

Even straight from the container, standing in front of the fridge like a person with excellent taste.

From Salon

“Do you think . . . ,” he started to say, but everyone was passing around the containers of shredded cheese and chopped onions, and no one seemed to hear him.

From Literature

Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.

From Barron's

container

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