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

From damaged port infrastructure to listing ships with bridges blackened and containers still smouldering, the evidence is everywhere.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

When infected mosquitoes are found, workers treat the area where they were collected with adulticide and conduct “source reduction,” a sophisticated way of describing what usually amounts to emptying containers of standing water.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Those cramped containers weren’t conducive to a spoon, says Hollid-Ausset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Wrappers and empty containers litter the kitchen floor.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas