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

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container containers

Cool and store: Let the syrup cool, then transfer it to a jar with a lid or a deli container.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Some of these attacks have resulted in marine pollution, including the sinking of container ship Safeen Prestige on 4 March following an attack near Oman.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

According to an anonymous US official who spoke to the Post, Trump boarded an Air Force One jet in Ankara on July 8, but then moved into a catering container attached to the plane.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

According to the Post, Trump crossed to the other side of the presidential plane after boarding and stepped into the truck’s elevated container.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Bright Ghanaian cloth created a pretty canopy over her bed, and a glass container sat beside her table.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Some automakers are so desperate to get vehicles to Europe, Australia and Latin America they are squeezing them inside shipping containers more commonly used to transport furniture, clothes and electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But he then reportedly quickly left the plane, stepping inside one of the cargo containers, to board a smaller US Air Force aircraft positioned nearby.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Call it social justice or activism or whatever, those are just containers for the actual daily work that we do to survive and thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The ostrich eggshells were probably used as containers for carrying or storing water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Lily is sorting through the bottles and sticks and containers that she’s spread out all over my bed, her hair tucked neatly behind her ears.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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