| container | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ bag | a flexible container with a single opening.; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" |
| ~ handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).; "she reached into her bag and found a comb" |
| ~ basket, handbasket | a container that is usually woven and has handles. |
| ~ bin | a container; usually has a lid. |
| ~ pipe bowl, bowl | a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco. |
| ~ box | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
| ~ bread-bin, breadbox | a container used to keep bread or cake in. |
| ~ bunker | a large container for storing fuel.; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal" |
| ~ can, tin can, tin | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. |
| ~ cannister, canister, tin | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour. |
| ~ capsule | a small container. |
| ~ cargo container | a large container for freight. |
| ~ case | a portable container for carrying several objects.; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| ~ display case, vitrine, showcase, case | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
| ~ cassette | a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video. |
| ~ cup | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle.; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" |
| ~ cylinder | a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air. |
| ~ dice box, dice cup | a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown. |
| ~ dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" |
| ~ dispenser | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts. |
| ~ drawer | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out. |
| ~ dumpster | a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste. |
| ~ empty | a container that has been emptied.; "return all empties to the store" |
| ~ envelope | a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.. |
| ~ drinking glass, glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking. |
| ~ grab bag | a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents. |
| ~ instrumentation, instrumentality | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end. |
| ~ magnetic bottle | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions. |
| ~ mailer | a container for something to be mailed. |
| ~ manger, trough | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed. |
| ~ measure | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance. |
| ~ cast, mold, mould | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens. |
| ~ parcel, package | a wrapped container. |
| ~ pan | shallow container made of metal. |
| ~ fuel pod, pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane. |
| ~ flowerpot, pot | a container in which plants are cultivated. |
| ~ powder flask, powder horn | container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal. |
| ~ receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| ~ reliquary | a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints). |
| ~ saltcellar | a small container for holding salt at the dining table. |
| ~ coin bank, money box, savings bank, bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home.; "the coin bank was empty" |
| ~ coal scuttle, scuttle | container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire. |
| ~ shaker | a container in which something can be shaken. |
| ~ spoon | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food. |
| ~ storage ring | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used. |
| ~ thimble | a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container. |
| ~ time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| ~ circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket | a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish. |
| ~ watering can, watering pot | a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants. |
| ~ wheeled vehicle | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people.; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
| ~ workbag, workbasket, workbox | container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing). |
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