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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Joe Kramek, chief executive of the World Shipping Council, which represents the world’s largest container and vehicle carriers, said the group supports the administration’s maritime vision and is eager to engage on the plan’s details.

From The Wall Street Journal

The liquid is often left in containers outside premises to be taken away to be recycled for potential use as biodiesel, a renewable fuel for transport such as buses and tractors.

From BBC

Aunt Melissa turns off the stove and starts pouring the red sauce into a plastic container.

From Literature

The experimenter pretended to eat a grape from an empty container and then placed it into one of two jars.

From Science Daily

Danny drank a whole container of mango juice, his fingers sticky with the sweetness.

From Literature

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