Container Synonyms
kən-tā'nər
Category:
Synonyms for Container
(Gaming, video games, online gaming) In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.
A container for liquids, usually large and deep with a small opening at the top and a handle
A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
A pouchlike part in a plant or animal, esp. one filled with fluid
(Preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
A large kettle or boiler
Advertisement
(Australia, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania) A glass of beer, of a size that varies regionally but is normally 10 fl oz (285 ml).
(Baseball) An area on a diamond marked by lines designating where the batter may stand.
(Slang) Anyone or anything worthless, useless, or worn-out, as from old age
A container used to mix or blend by shaking:
Advertisement
(Computing) the central location of files in a source control system
(Nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
(Botany) One of the tubular water-conducting structures of xylem, consisting of a series of vessel elements attached end to end and connected by perforations. Vessels are found in nearly all flowering plants.
(--- Sports) A goal, as in hockey or soccer, made of a net attached to a frame.
A usually closable small bag or pouch for carrying money.
(Nautical) Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel .
A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.
Advertisement
(Basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
A container, typically made of glass and having a tapered neck, used for holding liquids.
A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water.
Any shallow, rounded hollow or depression, often containing water, as a pond
(Slang) An act or instance of moving rapidly, often recklessly, in a motor vehicle.
A small metal or plastic flask, usually encased in canvas, for carrying drinking water
Advertisement
The amount of liquid that this bottle can hold.
The definition of a pail is a round-shaped, handled container with a handle that is used for carrying liquids or other things.
A metal container for boiling or cooking things; pot
An enclosed space or compartment:
A podlike container, as a cocoon of a locust
alembic
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation
A small reservoir for ink.
A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters).
A large, underground facility for the control, storage, and launching of a long-range ballistic missile
An open container, usually rounded and of greater height than width, used for decoration, for holding flowers, etc.
storage space
(--- Sports) An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race:
A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
A barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids
A binocular or field glass.
A large bin or tank, as for a ship's fuel
A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially:
A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids.
The amount a cup holds; cupful: a standard measuring cup holds 8 fluid ounces (c. 237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons
The definition of a bucket is a round and deep container used for carrying things.
Tin is found in cassiterite (tin dioxide), and tannic oxide is found with feldspar, mica, or quartz.
A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over the end or ends, played by beating with the hands, sticks, etc.
A trough carried over the shoulder for transporting loads, as of bricks or mortar.
A small box or chest, as for valuables
A glass pot with a pouring spout, used in making coffee.
Words Related to Container
(Archaic) A large drinking vessel
A container made of glass, stone, earthenware, etc., usually cylindrical, with a large opening and no spout: some jars have handles
(Brit.) A container for rubbish
Any of various containers usually or traditionally cylindrical, made of metal, and with a separate cover
A shallow concave container used for purposes other than eating:
semi-sealed
hooklift
freezer-proof
screw-top
Spacewise
Find another word for container. In this page you can discover 79 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for container, like: tank, bowl, tray, jug, capsule, sac, bag, ewer, crate, cauldron and pot.
Trending topics