container

[kənˈteɪnər]

Definition:
1. Any object that can be used to hold things.
2. A box, bottle, etc. in which sth can be stored or transported.
3. A large metal or wooden box of a standard size in which goods are packed so that they can easily be lifted onto a ship, train, etc. to be transported.

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Use 'container' in a sentence:

1. Once the container is full, it stays shut until you turn it clockwise.
2. The shop imports goods such as painted gourd containers.
3. When the container was tipped over, sometimes an object fell out and sometimes it didn't.
4. Abbr. t means the weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight.
5. The crane lifted the container onto the truck.
6. The other half discovered the container was empty—and realized the tester had fooled them.
7. I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container.
8. This container has good heat-retaining properties.
9. She merely filled the containers, sealed them with a cork, and pasted on labels.
10. Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers.
11. Dryness at the roots can occur very easily specially when plants are grown in containers.
12. The material is stored in a special radiation proof container.
13. Mix until fluffy, and then store in a covered container.
14. The shipping container transformed ocean shipping into a highly efficient, intensely competitive business.
15. We might put a sealed container of water in a constant-temperature bath.
16. We can't get a container ship anywhere.
17. There is a label on the container.
18. Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.
19. This container can hold a can of fruit.
20. It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, with its top cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.
21. I want a container for these cookies.
22. Check the container for cracks or leaks.
23. After boiling a pot of pasta or vegetables, save the water in a container in the fridge for later use.
24. Here we're going to have more modest and bolder versions of the valuable container theory.
25. With any container that you choose, you need to ensure that it allows the water in it to drain when necessary.
26. It still has to go into a container. That is, in part, why smaller and softer containers have taken off.
27. If a pot has no bottom or has large openings in its sides, it could hardly be considered a container in any traditional sense.
28. It turns out that the cats were remarkably smart about what would happen when a container was tipped over.
29. Sixty toddlers were each introduced to an adult tester holding a plastic container.
30. Keep what's left in a covered container in the fridge.
31. Tractors and container lorries have completely obstructed the road.
32. The container could be transported on a ship, a train or a big lorry.
33. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it.
34. Store the cake in an airtight container.
35. In 2000, he calculates, 85% of the container fleet could still pass through Panama.
36. I send all that to my warehouse in China in the same freight container I use for the furniture.
37. The rules state that samples must be enclosed in two watertight containers.
38. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
39. I placed a sheet of plastic over the top of the container.
40. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
41. The milk goes directly from the goat into a container.
42. The only components required, are six feet of plastic tube, and a container to catch the water.
43. The only components required, though, are a six feet of plastic tube, and a container — perhaps just a drinking cup.
44. Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in.
45. The original plan was to encase a small amount of a radioactive substance in a protective steel container.
46. While there is still sufficient trapped air within the container to keep it buoyant, it will float.
47. Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.
48. Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container.
49. Do not fill the container more than two-thirds full.
50. Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
51. Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water.
52. The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
53. The containers are graded according to size.