Receptacle Synonyms

rĭ-sĕptə-kəl
The enlarged upper end of a flower stalk that bears the flower or group of flowers. The fleshy edible part of an apple is actually a modified receptacle.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. container
  2. box
  3. holder
  4. repository
  5. wastebasket
  6. basket
  7. bin
  8. bottle
  9. bucket
  10. can
  11. canister
  12. carton
  13. case
  14. cell
  15. chest
  16. crate
  17. cup
  18. font
  19. jar
  20. pitcher
  21. tank
  22. tray
  23. tub
  24. urn
  25. vase
  26. vat
  27. vessel

Receptacle Sentence Examples

  • The disks fall down the tube G to a receptacle on the floor.

  • Place in a receptacle used only for this purpose.

  • C, invaginated head of Cysticercus cellulosae, showing the bent neck and receptacle r; X 30.

  • By about the age of one, an infant can drop an object into a receptacle, compare objects held in both hands, stack objects, and nest them within each other.

  • If you removed a trash bag from a trash can, dispose of it in an outside receptacle as soon as you can.

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