container

Noun
  1. 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) (synset 103099154)
    is a type of: instrumentality, instrumentation - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
    subtypes:
    • bag - a flexible container with a single opening
    • bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
    • basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles
    • bin - a container; usually has a lid
    • bowl, pipe bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
    • box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
    • bread-bin, breadbox - a container used to keep bread or cake in
    • bunker - a large container for storing fuel
    • can, tin, tin can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
    • canister, cannister, 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
    • case, display case, showcase, vitrine - 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • envelope - a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
    • drinking glass, glass - a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
    • grab bag - a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
    • 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
    • package, parcel - 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
    • bank, coin bank, money box, savings bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    • 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 basket, waste-paper 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
    • workbag, workbasket, workbox - container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)

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