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
Source and container are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Container".
Source
Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
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The first two do produce a violent chemical reaction with an ignition source, though it's doubtful a mere soda can and duct tape would serve as an effective container to make a bomb with.
Source: Video Game / Life Is Strange -
In the Pony POV Series, Fluttershy, upon learning how cruel the world can be, finds a source of powerful magic and sets out to turn Equestria into a perfect utopia by siphoning out all vices, sadness and wickedness of the world... using herself as container to hold them.
Source: Powered by a Forsaken Child -
This is why you need to show a Letter to the old woman, and the source of temptation over passing on Container Hearts.US Instruction Booklet: The water of life is a medicine that can beat anything.
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