storage bin

Stuff-keeping box

A storage bin is a container for holding items, typically a box or basket made of plastic, fabric, or metal.

Storage bins are used to organize belongings in closets, garages, or warehouses: She labeled each storage bin by season.

The term emphasizes containment and organization rather than transport.

Related
  • containerThing for storing items
  • crateContainer for transport
  • tubOpen washing basin
  • basketWoven carrying vessel
  • boxLidded storage container

lid · snap lid · plastic · stackable · garage · under the bed · closet · organize · junk drawer · label · label maker · Marie Kondo · shelf · warehouse · hoarding · stash · dump · sorting

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Opposites
containment vs dispersal

storage bindispenser

Device that releases portions

spreader · scatterer · distributor · open space · dump site

retention vs disposal

storage bintrash can

Container for refuse

garbage bin · incinerator · dumpster · rubbish bin · recycling bin

organization vs disorder

storage binclutter

Untidy collection of items

heap · mess · jumble · disarray

Family

storage, bin, store, stored, storing, stores, storable, bins, binned

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G