All container synonyms

noun container

• kettle — a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
• jar — Java archive
• pot — a deep hole; pit.
• crate — A crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things.
• packet — a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
• vessel — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
• dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
• storage — the act of storing; state or fact of being stored: All my furniture is in storage.
• bowl — A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
• carton — A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
• jug — a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
• pail — bucket.
• utensil — any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils.
• vase — a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
• capsule — A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
• sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
• pouch — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
• box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
• tank — to put or store in a tank.
• package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
• vial — Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.
• bucket — A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water.
• bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
• can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
• bottle — A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top.
• canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
• tub — a bathtub.
• sac — Strategic Air Command.
• cistern — A cistern is a container which stores the water supply for a building, or that holds the water for flushing a toilet.
• canteen — A canteen is a place in a factory, shop, or college where meals are served to the people who work or study there.
• pod — the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
• churn — A churn is a container which is used for making butter.
• receptacle — a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash.
• hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
• casket — A casket is a small box in which you keep valuable things.
• repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
• chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
• flask — the armored plates making up the sides of a gun-carriage trail.
• pit — the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
• chest — Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
• cradle — A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
• vat — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
• bin — A bin is a container that you put rubbish in.
• pottery — ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware.
• purse — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• scuttle — Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
• beaker — A beaker is a plastic cup used for drinking, usually one with no handle.
• hutch — a pen or enclosed coop for small animals: rabbit hutch.
• crock — A crock is a clay pot or jar.