container
Box, bin, jar
A container is anything that holds something else—a box, jar, bottle, can, bag, or similar receptacle: Store leftovers in airtight containers.
In shipping, a container is a large standardized metal box for transporting goods by truck, train, or ship.
In computing, a container is a lightweight package that bundles software with everything needed to run it.
Lidded storage container
Hard outer covering
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- podSeed case or cetacean group
chamber · compartment · sleeve · wrapper · sheath · cover · hull · envelope
Bulk goods storage building
- depotVehicle storage facility
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- cellarUnderground storage room
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
bunker · repository · storehouse · granary · larder · locker · vault · tank
Container for greenery
- potVessel for cooking
- windowboxOutdoor sill container
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
urn · jardinière · cachepot · hanging basket · raised bed · terracotta · ceramic · grow bag
box
Lidded storage container
bucket · jar · canister · crate · chest · drum · jug · pail · pot · tub
shell
Hard outer covering
pod · chamber · compartment · sleeve · wrapper · sheath · cover · hull · envelope · jacket
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
pantry · bunker · repository · storehouse · granary · larder · locker · vault · tank · hold
planter
Container for greenery
barrel · urn · jardinière · cachepot · hanging basket · raised bed · terracotta · ceramic · grow bag · seedling tray
folder
Container for loose papers
- directoryFile system container
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- repositoryPlace for storing things
array · object · wrapper · div · element · instance · partition · volume · sandbox · virtual
freight
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- TEUCargo capacity standard
shipping · logistics · pallet · customs · port · crane · dockyard · manifest · lading · consignment
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, cargo plane, semi truck
- Legobricks, brick, blocks, sets, plate
- food storagetupperware, storage bag, jar, canning, glass jars
- organizersdesk organizer, drawer organizer, closet organizer, desk organizers, drawer organizers
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
- shipping containerSteel cargo enclosure
- contain oneselfSuppress one's impulses
- storage containersVessels for holding items
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- airtight containersVessels permitting no gas exchange
- cargo containerStandardized freight enclosure
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