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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

Example Sentences

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Around 40 disused shipping containers are being repurposed into two-bedroom homes, with a kitchen and a bathroom.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At bigger ports, a few cargo containers are loaded or unloaded.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Now it has become a gateway port, with incoming containers leaving the port by truck, passing through gates and customs and reaching warehouses, factories or shops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Port of Long Beach handled 774,935 containers in March, up more than 6,000 from February.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It was so nasty crawling around underneath that dumpster picking up tomatoes, ketchup packets,dipping-sauce containers, and half-eaten baked potatoes and chicken tenders, but it was so much fun.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner