Defenition of the word container
Defenition of the word container
A large case that can be transported by truck and than easily loaded on a ship.
something that holds things, especially for transport or storage
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)
Hyponyms for the word container
bag
bank
basket
bin
bowl
box
bread-bin
breadbox
bunker
can
canister
cannister
capsule
cargo container
case
cassette
cast
circular file
coal scuttle
coin bank
cup
cylinder
dice box
dice cup
dish
dispenser
display case
drawer
drinking glass
Dumpster
empty
envelope
flowerpot
fuel pod
glass
grab bag
handbag
handbasket
magnetic bottle
mailer
manger
measure
mold
money box
mould
package
pan
parcel
pipe bowl
pocketbook
pod
pot
powder flask
powder horn
purse
receptacle
reliquary
saltcellar
savings bank
scuttle
shaker
showcase
spoon
storage ring
thimble
time capsule
tin
tin can
trough
vessel
vitrine
waste basket
waste-paper basket
wastebasket
wastepaper basket
watering can
watering pot
wheeled vehicle
workbag
workbasket
workbox
Hypernyms for the word container
instrumentality
instrumentation
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