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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He keeps plastic butter containers stuffed with rings found while he’s out searching for fun.

From The Wall Street Journal

For six weeks, she was shuttled with other women between detention sites, including al-Mina al-Bary, a bus depot near the market where the UN said hundreds were held in about 70 shipping containers.

From Barron's

Americans are seeing higher prices at gasoline pumps as a result, while the standstill at Hormuz has affected container shipping as well, with shipping companies opting for longer, costlier routes to avoid danger.

From MarketWatch

They then added the new cells to this scaffold and placed it in a bioreactor - a special container that pumps vital growth fluids through the tissue - to grow and mature for a week.

From BBC

Another 57 containers were reported damaged after the ship berthed at the Port of Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

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