container

An object that can be used to hold or transport something, sometimes featuring a separate lid for closure.

For intermodal freight containers, see the shipping container tag.

Types of containers

Generic Containers

• bag
• paper bag
• leather bag
• plastic bag
• gift bag
• shopping bag
• bottle (also bottle cap or cork)
• glass bottle
• flask
• hip flask
• jug
• plastic bottle
• spray bottle
• squeeze bottle
• test tube
• vial
• box
• cardboard box
• crate
• gift box
• wooden box
• can
• tin can
• carton
• canister
• cornucopia
• cooler
• drum (container)
• jar
• tank (container)
• tin (container)
• tupperware
• vase
• vat

Containers for specific items

See also

• in container
• lid