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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The standstill has affected container ships as well, with shipping companies opting for longer, costlier routes to avoid danger.

From MarketWatch

The Port of Long Beach, Calif., the No. 2 container port in the U.S. by volume, said that cargo continues to move through the port “fluidly.”

From MarketWatch

But when the box arrived and I opened it, I found something I wasn’t expecting: a container of homemade Irish potatoes.

From Salon

Four bulk carriers, three container ships, a tugboat, an oil drilling vessel and a cargo ship also reported explosions, strikes or suspicious activity in the area to UKMTO.

From Barron's

Which is how you end up with three containers of identical hummus.

From Salon

container

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