Definitions

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

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container containers

Cool and store: Let the syrup cool, then transfer it to a jar with a lid or a deli container.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Last year, 23 container ships transited through, up from 15 in 2024, according to shipping analysis from business insurer Allianz Commercial.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The container shipping market has shown short-term strength recently, the analysts say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Some of these attacks have resulted in marine pollution, including the sinking of container ship Safeen Prestige on 4 March following an attack near Oman.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

There was spilled rice all over the floor, along with a cracked ceramic container with delicate painted flowers on it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Kristoffersen said during an earnings presentation on Tuesday that up to four million vehicles are exported from China each year in containers or other alternatives to car carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But he then reportedly quickly left the plane, stepping inside one of the cargo containers, to board a smaller US Air Force aircraft positioned nearby.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Call it social justice or activism or whatever, those are just containers for the actual daily work that we do to survive and thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The ostrich eggshells were probably used as containers for carrying or storing water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Steam rises from the containers of chicken biryani we’re both holding.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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