Container (Noun)
Meaning
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The cargo ship was loaded with hundreds of containers filled with electronics and machinery.
- She rummaged through the kitchen cabinet and found a large container filled with flour.
- The shipping company uses containers to transport goods across the country.
- The artist used a large glass container as a makeshift vase for her sculpture.
- The family stored their camping gear in a waterproof container to keep it dry during the trip.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Pocketbook
- Parcel
- Showcase
- Breadbox
- Coal Scuttle
- Wastebasket
- Tin Can
- Coin Bank
- Waste Basket
- Workbox
- Handbasket
- Workbag
- Handbag
- Vitrine
- Dice Box
- Tin
- Drinking Glass
- Purse
- Watering Pot
- Bank
- Waste-paper Basket
- Trough
- Cast
- Money Box
- Pipe Bowl
- Mould
- Circular File
- Powder Flask
- Fuel Pod
- Flowerpot
- Display Case
- Cannister