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 La Verne blaze began shortly before noon Tuesday inside one of four 250-kilowatt-battery containers at the Metropolitan Water District’s facility on Wheeler Avenue, according to the La Verne Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

For years I’ve had deli containers of the gorgeous, sticky umami tangle rotating in and out of my refrigerator.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Streets in Islamabad are already lined with shipping containers, ready to safeguard the city's government buildings.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Increase in the average weekly number of intermodal containers and trailers carried on U.S. railroads in August, to nearly 297,000, a new monthly high, according to the Association of American Railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Max unzips her backpack and pulls out a couple of graham cracker packets and two juice containers.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi