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receptacle
noun as in container for disposal, storage
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri described her collection as "demonstrating how clothing is a receptacle that affirms cultural, aesthetic and social codes".
L.A.’s devastating fires are only the latest episode in which the ocean has served as an unappreciated receptacle for trash and hazards originating on land.
"It's not a committee meeting. It is a plenary session of Parliamentary Assembly. And all other receptacles are not to be in this part of the building."
Hannity, meanwhile, was all praise for the man who referred to the entire country as a receptacle for trash.
When residents realised there was free petrol to be had - people, mostly young men and teenagers, rushed to get buckets and other receptacles to collect the precious liquid.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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