Container and Enclosure

Container

Container noun - Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another).
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Synonyms for Container

Enclosure and container are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enclosure" instead a noun "Container".

Enclosure

Enclosure noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
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Synonyms for Enclosure

Container and enclosure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Container" instead a noun "Enclosure".

Nearby Words: enclose, enclosed, enclosing

How words are described

full full container full enclosure
small small container small enclosure
huge huge container huge enclosure
little little container little enclosure
Other adjectives: new, protective.
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