container

Definition for container

noun as in holder for physical object

Strongest matches

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 matches

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 match

humidor

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Example Sentences

“We’re on the same page on that,” Bass said, suggesting the city could erect shipping containers or other modular units for more stable forms of housing rather than tent cities.

From Los Angeles Times

A major container shipping company has announced it will no longer use the Port of Felixstowe from next year.

From BBC

Instead, caterers typically deliver insulated boxes full of stainless steel containers, which then get rinsed out and returned at the end of the day.

From Salon

Finnish officials later said the incident had been caused by a Chinese container ship dragging its anchor.

From BBC

There are many restaurants that place their to-go orders in black plastic containers.

From Los Angeles Times

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