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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“Do you think . . . ,” he started to say, but everyone was passing around the containers of shredded cheese and chopped onions, and no one seemed to hear him.

From Literature

Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.

From Barron's

As part of the deal, the special stake will be transferred to a carved-out container liner business owned by Israeli private equity fund FIMI.

From Barron's

The plinth is one of only a handful of mobile art works in the country and operates from the top of an illuminated shipping container.

From BBC

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