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

Paul Pagett showed me a cupboard stacked with yellow sharps containers that have all been recovered from the recycling stream since the start of the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

They then transported the containers to a laboratory for X-ray computed tomography, or XCT scanning.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

All the containers have been moved near the entrance ramp for a transfer to the surface that will not happen now.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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