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containers

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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Other exhibits displayed early cordless phones, Tetra Pak’s shelf-stable milk containers and pay-at-the-pump gas-station transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Fat cells, also called adipocytes, are often viewed as passive storage containers for excess calories.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The Port of Long Beach handled 774,935 containers in March, up more than 6,000 from February.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Keep Wales Tidy said sweet wrappers, drinks containers and fast-food packaging were the most common types of litter found on kerbs.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

There are silver-lidded sugar bowls and containers that look rather like urns.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern