bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook - a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles

bin - a container; usually has a lid

pipe bowl, bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

bread-bin, breadbox - a container used to keep bread or cake in

can, tin can, tin - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

cannister, tin, canister - metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

capsule - a small container

cargo container - a large container for freight

case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

display case, showcase, case - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

cassette - a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cup - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"

cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

dice box, dice cup - a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown

dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"

dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

Dumpster - a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste

empty - a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

envelope - a flat rectangular paper container for papers

drinking glass, glass - a glass container for holding liquids while drinking

grab bag - a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents

instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

magnetic bottle - container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions

mailer - a container for something to be mailed

manger, trough - a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

cast, mold, mould - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

parcel, package - a wrapped container

pan - shallow container made of metal

fuel pod, pod - a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

flowerpot, pot - a container in which plants are cultivated

powder flask, powder horn - container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal

receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in

reliquary - a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

saltcellar - a small container for holding salt at the dining table

coin bank, money box, savings bank, bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"

coal scuttle, scuttle - container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

shaker - a container in which something can be shaken

spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

storage ring - container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used