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| case2 |
a receptacle for holding or carrying; container. [1/5 definitions] |
| catchall |
a receptacle for various items. [1/2 definitions] |
| catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
| chamber pot |
a small, portable, pot-shaped receptacle for urine and other waste, usu. kept in a bedroom, esp. one that is some distance from a toilet. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, esp. rainwater. |
| container |
something, such as a box, barrel, or can, that contains or may contain something else; receptacle. [1/2 definitions] |
| content1 |
(usu. pl.) whatever is contained or held in a receptacle, container, or something seen as a container. [1/5 definitions] |
| dipper |
a receptacle used in dipping; ladle; scoop. [1/4 definitions] |
| ditch |
a long narrow trench that provides a waterway for drainage or irrigation or a receptacle for something to be buried in, such as sewer pipes or electric power lines. [1/7 definitions] |
| dive |
to plunge into an opening, as a person into a doorway or a hand into a receptacle. [1/12 definitions] |
| feeder |
a bin or receptacle from which animals can feed. [1/5 definitions] |
| file1 |
a receptacle such as a folder for storing papers or other objects in organized fashion. [1/7 definitions] |
| font1 |
a basin or other receptacle that holds holy water, such as that used for baptizing people. [1/3 definitions] |
| hamper2 |
a large receptacle, usu. a basket with a lid or cover, as for picnic supplies or dirty laundry. |
| handbag |
a bag or similar receptacle, used usu. by women to carry small personal articles and necessities; purse. [1/2 definitions] |
| hip joint |
the ball-and-socket joint consisting of the head of the femur and its receptacle in the pelvis. |
| honey pot |
a receptacle for storing or serving honey. [1/3 definitions] |
| hypogynous |
of petals, sepals, and stamens, attached to the receptacle below the pistil, as in a tulip. (Cf. epigynous, perigynous.) |
| letterbox |
(chiefly British) a receptacle on private premises for incoming mail; mailbox. [1/2 definitions] |
| mailbox |
a receptacle on private premises for incoming mail. [1/2 definitions] |
| monstrance |
in Roman Catholicism, the receptacle containing the consecrated Host. |
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