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nounany 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)type of:
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can case bag bank box glass empty cup pot cast bowl package purse dish pan bin measure tin envelope basket drawer spoon contain pod vessel bunker handbag mold cassette parcel capsule dumpster cylinder trough canister showcase mould manger shaker flowerpot pocketbook dispenser scuttle wastebasket mailer receptacle thimble instrumentation cannister reliquary breadbox instrumentality workbox handbasket bread-bin cargo container circular file coal scuttle coin bank dice box dice cup display case drinking glass fuel pod grab bag magnetic bottle money box pipe bowl powder flask powder horn saltcellar savings bank storage ring time capsule tin can vitrine waste-paper basket waste basket wastepaper basket watering can watering pot wheeled vehicle workbag workbasket containerise containerize