Need another word that means the same as “container”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “container” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Container” are: receptacle, vessel, holder, repository, canister, drum, box, case
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “container” as a noun can have the following definitions:
box | The contents of a box. A hat box. |
canister | Small bullets packed in cases that fit the bore of a gun. Another deadly volley of canister. |
case | The quantity contained in a case. It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled. |
drum | A sound made by or resembling that of a drum. The drum of their feet. |
holder | A smallholder. The FA Cup holders. |
receptacle | Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts. Fast food receptacles. |
repository | A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored. His mind was a rich repository of the past. |
vessel | (chiefly in biblical use) a person regarded as having or embodying a particular quality. Lord use this lowly vessel let me serve You as You will. |
basket | The quantity contained in a basket. You silly basket. |
bin | Group together data in bins. Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago. |
bottle | Put into bottles. More women are taking to the bottle. |
bowl | A wooden ball with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course used in the game of lawn bowling. Their last four bowl games. |
case | An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court. The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities. |
casket | Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket containing four black opals. |
ceramic | The art of making ceramic articles. A ceramic designer. |
cola | A brown carbonated drink that is flavoured with an extract of cola nuts or with a similar flavouring. A warm can of cola. |
crucible | A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. Their relationship was forged in the crucible of war. |
dish | A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food. This tool accurately checks for proper dishing of a wheel. |
gourd | Bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd. |
jar | The contents of a jar. Let s have a jar. |
landfill | Waste material used in landfill sites. Landfilled waste. |
lid | An eyelid. Eyes hooded beneath heavy lids. |
mortar | Plaster with mortar. At first light the mortaring and sniping started. |
pestle | Crush or grind with a pestle. She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder. |
phial | A small cylindrical glass bottle, typically used for medical samples or for potions or medicines. A phial of blood. |
plastic | Made of plastic. Bottles can be made from a variety of plastics. |
pyx | In the UK a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx by members of the Goldsmiths Company. |
receptacle | A container that is used to put or keep things in. Fast food receptacles. |
reuse | The action of using something again. The ballast was cleaned ready for reuse. |
salver | A tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances. |
tray | An open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food. A baking tray. |
tumbler | An acrobat, especially one who performs somersaults. |
tureen | A deep covered dish from which soup is served. |
urn | Place in an urn. A tea urn. |
vase | A decorative container without handles, typically made of glass or china and used as an ornament or for displaying cut flowers. |
waste | Run off as waste. They collect the waste once a week. |
wastebasket | A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish. |
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