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

For intermodal freight containers, see shipping container.

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
• pitcher
• plastic bottle
• spray bottle
• squeeze bottle
• test tube
• vial
• box
• cardboard box
• crate
• gift box
• wooden box
• can
• tin can
• carton
• canister
• cornucopia
• cooler
• display case
• drum (container)
• jar
• tank (container)
• tin (container)
• tupperware
• vase
• vat

Containers for specific items

• ammunition box
• ballot box
• box of chocolates
• heart-shaped box
• cereal box
• cigar box
• condom box
• donation box
• food delivery box
• hat box
• insulated delivery bag
• jewelry box
• juice box
• lunchbox
• bento
• mailbox (incoming mail)
• matchbox
• mikan box
• okamochi
• pastry box
• pizza box
• postbox (outgoing mail)
• Japanese cylindrical postbox
• shoebox
• tackle box
• toy box
• tissue box
• toolbox

See also

• food packaging
• in container
• lid
• toy packaging

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