container
English Thesaurus
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) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrumentality, instrumentation, |
| definition | : | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bag, |
| definition | : | a flexible container with a single opening (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, |
| definition | : | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | basket, handbasket, |
| definition | : | a container that is usually woven and has handles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bin, |
| definition | : | a container; usually has a lid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bowl, pipe bowl, |
| definition | : | a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | box, |
| definition | : | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bread-bin, breadbox, |
| definition | : | a container used to keep bread or cake in (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bunker, |
| definition | : | a large container for storing fuel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | can, tin, tin can, |
| definition | : | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | canister, cannister, tin, |
| definition | : | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | capsule, |
| definition | : | a small container (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cargo container, |
| definition | : | a large container for freight (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | case, |
| definition | : | a portable container for carrying several objects (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cassette, |
| definition | : | a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cup, |
| definition | : | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cylinder, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dice box, dice cup, |
| definition | : | a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dish, |
| definition | : | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drawer, |
| definition | : | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dumpster, |
| definition | : | a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | empty, |
| definition | : | a container that has been emptied (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | envelope, |
| definition | : | a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drinking glass, glass, |
| definition | : | a container for holding liquids while drinking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | grab bag, |
| definition | : | a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | magnetic bottle, |
| definition | : | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mailer, |
| definition | : | a container for something to be mailed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | manger, trough, |
| definition | : | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | measure, |
| definition | : | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cast, mold, mould, |
| definition | : | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | package, parcel, |
| definition | : | a wrapped container (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pan, |
| definition | : | shallow container made of metal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fuel pod, pod, |
| definition | : | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flowerpot, pot, |
| definition | : | a container in which plants are cultivated (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | powder flask, powder horn, |
| definition | : | container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | receptacle, |
| definition | : | a container that is used to put or keep things in (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reliquary, |
| definition | : | a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | saltcellar, |
| definition | : | a small container for holding salt at the dining table (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coal scuttle, scuttle, |
| definition | : | container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shaker, |
| definition | : | a container in which something can be shaken (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spoon, |
| definition | : | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | storage ring, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thimble, |
| definition | : | a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | time capsule, |
| definition | : | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vessel, |
| definition | : | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | watering can, watering pot, |
| definition | : | a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wheeled vehicle, |
| definition | : | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | workbag, workbasket, workbox, |
| definition | : | container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) (noun.artifact) |
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