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container
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + container
a plastic/glass/metal etc container
• A lot of food is sold in plastic containers.
an airtight/watertight container
(= not allowing air or water in )
• Seeds are best stored in airtight containers.
a sealed container
(= closed, so that no air or water can get in )
• Place the ingredients in a sealed container and shake well.
an open container
(= that has been opened or that does not have a lid )
• Don't keep food in open containers in the fridge.
a shallow container
(= not deep )
• Fill a shallow container with soil.
a recyclable container
(= that can be put through a special process and used again )
• Try to buy food that is packed in recyclable containers.
a water/food/milk etc container
a storage container
(= for storing things in )
• There are a lot of old toys in storage containers in the attic.
verbs
fill a container
• Two big containers were filled with water.
put something in a container
• The food is then put in special containers.
store something in a container
• Carrots from the garden were stored in containers of sand in the cellar.
a container holds something
• How much liquid will this container hold?
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noun box/bottle/packet, etc. ADJ. shallow | airtight, closed, sealed, watertight | insulated | empty | full | durable Store food in durable containers with lids. | recyclable, refillable | child-proof, child resistant | ideal, suitable, useful Tubes are the ideal container for paint as air is excluded. | special | storage | aluminium, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic, steel, wooden | food, milk, water VERB + CONTAINER fill Fill the container with water. | store sth in CONTAINER + VERB contain sth, hold sth a container holding five litres PREP. in a/the ~ Keep the seeds in an airtight container. | ~ for childproof containers for dangerous substances | ~ of a container of milk large metal box for transporting goods ADJ. empty | full | bulk, cargo CONTAINER + VERB contain sth, hold sth containers holding shipments of bananas CONTAINER + NOUN lorry, ship, truck | port
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