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

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containers

The containers are now stacked close to homes in southwestern town of Vrine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Authorities in Islamabad have stacked up shipping containers to block key access routes to the capital city.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

That’s enough to power thousands of homes, but they usually need less than a quarter of an acre of space, with the batteries enclosed in steel-walled containers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Newer standards also require testing of containers to see how they react to fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Steam rises from the containers of chicken biryani we’re both holding.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan