| has gloss | (noun) a container that is used to put or keep things in
receptacle |
| lexicalization | eng: receptacle |
| subclass of | (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)
container |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
ash-pan |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
ashtray |
| has subclass | (noun) a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
hive, beehive |
| has subclass | (noun) (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
typesetter's case, case, compositor's case |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle for cat excrement
cat box |
| has subclass | (noun) an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
catchall |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
potty, thunder mug, chamberpot |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins
coin box |
| has subclass | (noun) a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
dustpan |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
garbage |
| has subclass | (noun) funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
hopper |
| has subclass | (noun) a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body
hot-water bag, hot-water bottle |
| has subclass | (noun) a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material
in-basket, in-tray |
| has subclass | (noun) any receptacle for the burial of human bones
ossuary |
| has subclass | (noun) a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
out-tray, out-basket |
| has subclass | (noun) a shallow receptacle for collection in church
collection plate, plate |
| has subclass | (noun) any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
pyx, pix |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
save-all |
| has subclass | (noun) a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes
silent butler |
| has subclass | (noun) receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
socket |
| has subclass | (noun) a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
spittoon, cuspidor |
| has subclass | (noun) receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
tidy |
| has subclass | (noun) an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
tray |
| has subclass | (noun) a long narrow shallow receptacle
trough |