| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
Synonyms: |
alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
| Main Entry: | hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening in a solid object |
Synonyms: |
aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, eyelet, fissure, foramen, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, keyhole, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, perforation, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided |
Antonyms: |
closure, solid |
| Main Entry: | reservoir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, repository |
Synonyms: |
backlog, basin, cistern, container, fund, holder, lake, nest egg, pond, pool, receptacle, reserve, source, spring, stock, stockpile, storage, store, supply, tank, tarn |
Antonyms: |
nothingness, zilch |
| Main Entry: | tank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large container for liquids |
Synonyms: |
basin, cask, cauldron, cistern, container, keg, receptacle, tub, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | tub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
Synonyms: |
bathtub, bucket, cask, cauldron, cistern, hot tub, receptacle, spa, tank, tubbable, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | vat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vessel |
Synonyms: |
barrel, basin, cask, cistern, container, tank, tub |
| Main Entry: | Artesian well |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | well working by natural pressure |
Synonyms: |
cistern, deep well, flowing well |
| Main Entry: | tank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
Synonyms: |
aquarium, basin, cauldron, cistern, pond, pool, receptacle, reservoir, vat |
| Main Entry: | urn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large jar |
Synonyms: |
capsule, cistern, container, ewer, jar, ossuary, pitcher, samovar, vase, vessel |