ALL meanings of container
con·tain·er
C c - noun container an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc 3
- noun container a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another 3
- noun container (as modifier) 3
- noun container a thing that contains or can contain something; box, crate, can, jar, etc. 3
- countable noun container A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in. 3
- countable noun container A container is a very large metal or wooden box used for transporting goods so that they can be loaded easily onto ships and lorries. 3
- noun container shipping 1
- noun container for objects 1
- noun container An object that can be used to hold or transport something. 1
- noun container anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can. 1
- noun container a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight. 1
- noun container Someone who contains; something that contains. 0
- noun container An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. 0
- noun container A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container). 0
- noun container (by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state. 0
- noun container (computing) A file format that can hold various types of data. 0
- noun container (computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components. 0