Definition of containers Containers
/kʌntejˈnɚz/ - [kunteynerz] -
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Wiktionary 
- containers (Noun)
Plural of container.
Part of speech
🔤- containers, noun, plural of container.
WordNet
NounPlural: containers |
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| 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) | ||
| instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end | ||
| bag a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" | ||
| handbag, pocketbook, purse, bag pocket-sized paperback book | ||
| handbasket, basket a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop | ||
| bin a container; usually has a lid | ||
| pipe bowl, bowl a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods | ||
| box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" | ||
| bread-bin, breadbox a container used to keep bread or cake in | ||
| bunker a hazard on a golf course | ||
| tin can, tin, can informal term for a destroyer | ||
| cannister, canister, tin metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | ||
| capsule a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | ||
| 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 setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" | ||
| 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 any wrapper or covering | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | ||
| mold, mould, cast container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | ||
| package, parcel a wrapped container | ||
| pan chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids | ||
| fuel pod, pod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane | ||
| flowerpot, pot metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid | ||
| 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 a craft designed for water transportation | ||
| 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" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- container (n.)
One who, or that which, contains.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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container
A large case that can be transported by truck and than easily loaded on a ship.
Wikipedia 
- A container is an object used for holding something. People put things in a container.
Part of speech
🔤- container, noun, singular of containers.
