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magnum

[mag-nuhm] / ˈmæg nəm /
NOUN
container
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 pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat
WEAK
humidor
NOUN
decanter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carafe flask jug
STRONG
bottle canteen container cruet pitcher
WEAK
wine bottle
NOUN
gun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol revolver rifle shotgun
STRONG
Uzi blaster difference equalizer flintlock forty-five howitzer musket ordnance persuader rod
WEAK
Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight

Example Sentences

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After inspecting a gifted magnum of Chinese wine, he stressed that the country "knew how to produce" -- another worry for French producers.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Indeed, you don’t need to have a party to enjoy a magnum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The following year Skepta released his own magnum opus, Konnichiwa.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

I sank into Randy Carter’s comfy couch, excited to see the Hollywood veteran’s magnum opus.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Copernicus published his magnum opus on his deathbed—in 1543, just before the church started clamping down on new ideas.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife