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contagium |
contain |
containable |
containant |
contained |
container
| container ship
| container vessel
| containerful
| containerise
| containerised
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container
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun container has 1 sense
- container(n = noun.artifact) Array - 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); Array has particulars: bag, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, basket, handbasket, bin, bowl, pipe bowl, box, bread-bin, breadbox, bunker, can, tin, tin can, canister, cannister, tin, capsule, cargo container, case, case, display case, showcase, vitrine, cassette, cup, cylinder, dice box, dice cup, dish, dispenser, drawer, dumpster, empty, envelope, drinking glass, glass, grab bag, magnetic bottle, mailer, manger, trough, measure, cast, mold, mould, package, parcel, pan, fuel pod, pod, flowerpot, pot, powder flask, powder horn, receptacle, reliquary, saltcellar, bank, coin bank, money box, savings bank, coal scuttle, scuttle, shaker, spoon, storage ring, thimble, time capsule, vessel, circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket, watering can, watering pot, wheeled vehicle, workbag, workbasket, workbox
is a kind of instrumentality, instrumentation
Derived forms verb contain2, verb containerise1, verb containerize1
CIDE DICTIONARY
container, n.
- One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid or solid material, object or objects, especially for convenience in transporting the contained objects. [1913 Webster]
- a large metallic box designed to hold many smaller boxes or packages, and used for convenience in loading and unloading large quantities of freight, such as on ships, trains, or airplanes. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
container, n.
1 a vessel, box, etc., for holding particular things.
2 a large boxlike receptacle of standard design for the transport of goods, esp. one readily transferable from one form of transport to another (also attrib. : container ship).
1 a vessel, box, etc., for holding particular things.
2 a large boxlike receptacle of standard design for the transport of goods, esp. one readily transferable from one form of transport to another (also attrib. : container ship).
THESAURUS
container
arena, cincture, close, confine, coop, court, courtyard, curtilage, delimited field, enclave, enclosure, field, fold, ground, list, pale, paling, park, pen, quad, quadrangle, square, theater, toft, yard
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