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

Each consisted of a conical plastic container with a netted bottom and held one queen along with 60 worker bees.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

No-one was injured in the attack, with the fire immediately going out after the container landed in a car park.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Panama Canal handles five percent of global maritime trade and around 40 percent of US container traffic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

That would be equivalent to 9.8%, 15.6% and 11.2%, respectively, of the current global container fleet’s total capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Nancy smiled as she handed Barry the container.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

We tend to assume the next clever kitchen system will come from a new cookbook, a viral freezer hack or somebody else’s meticulously labeled meal-prep containers.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

That morning in May, Mamta waited beside the handpump as other families filled their buckets, three empty plastic containers at her feet.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

But many products transported in bulk -- such as chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction materials or grain -- are not easily transferred to containers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He added the DRS would "tackle litter while supporting the collection of high-quality recycled materials" and would "help provide a pathway towards the roll-out of reuseable drinks containers" in Wales.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

David already stashed away one of the blue watercooler-size containers for himself and his family.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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