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Definition of Container
1. Noun. 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).
Specialized synonyms: Bag, Bag, Handbag, Pocketbook, Purse, Basket, Handbasket, Bin, Bowl, Pipe Bowl, Box, Bread-bin, Breadbox, Bunker, Can, Tin, Tin Can, Canister, Cannister, Tin, Capsule, Cargo Container, Case, Case, Display Case, Showcase, Vitrine, Cassette, Cup, Cylinder, Dice Box, Dice Cup, Dish, Dispenser, Drawer, Dumpster, Empty, Envelope, Drinking Glass, Glass, Grab Bag, Magnetic Bottle, Mailer, Manger, Trough, Measure, Cast, Mold, Mould, Package, Parcel, Pan, Fuel Pod, Pod, Flowerpot, Pot, Powder Flask, Powder Horn, Receptacle, Reliquary, Saltcellar, Bank, Coin Bank, Money Box, Savings Bank, Coal Scuttle, Scuttle, Shaker, Spoon, Storage Ring, Thimble, Time Capsule, Vessel, Circular File, Waste Basket, Waste-paper Basket, Wastebasket, Wastepaper Basket, Watering Can, Watering Pot, Wheeled Vehicle, Workbag, Workbasket, Workbox
Generic synonyms: Instrumentality, Instrumentation
Derivative terms: Contain, Containerise, Containerize
Generic synonyms: Instrumentality, Instrumentation
Derivative terms: Contain, Containerise, Containerize
Definition of Container
1. n. One who, or that which, contains.
Definition of Container
1. Noun. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. ¹
2. Noun. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container). ¹
3. Noun. (By extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Container
1. [n -S]