Receptacle - English meaning

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

noun

A soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods

Usage examples:

A paper/plastic bag, a bag of apples/nuts, don't eat that whole bag of (= the amount the bag contai…

noun

A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

Usage examples:

‘i liked the traditional idea of washing with a basin and ewer,’ he reflects.

noun

An open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food or liquid

Usage examples:

A pudding basin

noun

The amount of something that a basin can hold

Usage examples:

A basin of water

noun

A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

Usage examples:

A shopping basket

noun

A container that is usually woven and has handles

noun

A light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things

Usage examples:

A shopping/picnic basket, a wicker basket, a laundry/clothes basket

noun

A receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.

Usage examples:

Bin wagons, rubbish bins and boxes are all in line for a major shake-up to smooth the way for kerbs…

verb

Throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.

Usage examples:

Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago

prefix

Variant form of bi- before a vowel (as in binaural ).

noun

A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.

Usage examples:

A mixing bowl

verb

Roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground.

Usage examples:

She snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her

noun

A round vessel that is open at the top

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

A cylindrical metal container.

Usage examples:

A petrol can

verb

Preserve (food) in a can.

Usage examples:

Sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil

abbreviation

Canada or canadian.

noun

A round or cylindrical container used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film.

Usage examples:

Pill bottles or film canisters make excellent storage containers for seeds.

noun

A container with a cover, used for storing foods or objects

Usage examples:

I bought brightly colored canisters to hold sugar and flour.

noun

A firm container, usually made of metal and often round or cylinder-shaped, for holding food or chemicals

Usage examples:

A small canister of curry powder, a tea canister

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.

Usage examples:

A small brass casket containing four black opals

noun

A coffin

noun

A small, decorative box, especially one used to keep jewellery in

noun

The front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach.

Usage examples:

She crossed her arms across her chest

verb

Propel (the ball) by means of one's chest.

Usage examples:

He chested the ball down

noun

The upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs

Usage examples:

He was shot in the chest at point blank range., he folded his arms across his chest., his shirt was…

noun

An object for holding or transporting something.

Usage examples:

The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container

noun

A hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it

Usage examples:

An airtight container, a plastic drinks container

noun

A very large metal box used for transporting goods

Usage examples:

A container ship/lorry

noun

A slatted wooden case used for transporting goods.

Usage examples:

A crate of bananas

verb

Pack (something) in a crate for transportation.

Usage examples:

Fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated

noun

A box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles

Usage examples:

A milk crate, a crate of empty bottles, a packing crate

noun

A shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food.

Usage examples:

An ovenproof dish

verb

Gossip or share information, especially information of an intimate or scandalous nature.

Usage examples:

Groups gather to brag about babies and dish about romances

noun

A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

noun

A percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends.

Usage examples:

A shuffling dance to the beat of a drum

verb

Play on a drum or drums.

Usage examples:

He channelled his energies into drumming with local groups

noun

A long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys.

noun

A device or implement for holding something.

Usage examples:

I replaced the phone in its holder

noun

A device for putting objects in or for keeping them in place

Usage examples:

A cup/paper towel holder, property holders, competition benefits credit card holders.

noun

A person who officially owns something

Usage examples:

A credit card holder, property holders were pleased with the tax cut.

noun

A metal container used for cooking food in.

Usage examples:

Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan

verb

Criticize severely.

Usage examples:

The movie was panned by the critics

noun

A panning movement.

Usage examples:

That slow pan over london

noun

A rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking.

Usage examples:

Pots and pans hung from a rack

verb

Plant in a flowerpot.

Usage examples:

Pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves

noun

Cannabis.

Usage examples:

We smoked pot at football games

noun

A small flexible bag, typically carried in a pocket or attached to a belt.

Usage examples:

A tobacco pouch

verb

Put into a pouch.

Usage examples:

He stopped, pouched his tickets, and plodded on

noun

A bag or soft container

Usage examples:

The raincoat is folded inside a small waterproof pouch.

noun

A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman.

Usage examples:

She had enough in her purse for bus fare

verb

(with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation.

Usage examples:

Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly

noun

A bag, often with a handle or a strap going over the shoulder, used esp. by women for carrying money, keys, and small personal items such as makeup; a pocketbook

Usage examples:

Yesterday’s race had a purse worth over $100,000., she pursed her lips and said nothing.

noun

A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored.

Usage examples:

A deep repository for nuclear waste

noun

A place where things are stored

Usage examples:

A nuclear waste repository, fig. the proverbs amounted to a repository of wisdom.

noun

A place in which water is collected; a reservoir; a cistern, a tank. also (occasionally): a receptacle for any liquid.

adjective

Having the effect of reserving something.

noun

A large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.

Usage examples:

Only two tonnes of liquid chlorine spilt from a storage tank after an equipment failure, but it was…

verb

Short for tank engine.

Usage examples:

A large class of 0-6-0 tanks

noun

A container that holds liquid or gas

Usage examples:

A water tank, fuel/gas/oxygen tanks, a fish tank

noun

A silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 50.

Usage examples:

By the late 16th century acheh had reduced the power of johore and controlled much of sumatra and m…

verb

Cover with a thin layer of tin.

Usage examples:

The copper pans are tinned inside

noun

A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion

noun

A ship or large boat.

Usage examples:

The bridge only opens with two keys, at the moment it is high and open, which would allow ships and…

noun

A large boat or ship

Usage examples:

A scattering of vessels anchored in the harbor., we used bowls, pots, bottles, pitchers – any vesse…

noun

A large boat or a ship

Usage examples:

Two tugboats guided the 70,000 ton vessel into port., a cargo/container/freight vessel, a commercia…