Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| alcarraza | (Arabic) a vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. |
| ashcan | a dustbin. |
| ashpan | a tray under a grate to catch the ashes. |
| ashtray | a receptacle for tobacco ashes. |
| backet | (Scots) a shallow wooden trough for carrying ashes. |
| barrelage | barrels taken collectively. |
| barrico | (Spanish) a small cask. |
| basin | a large bowl. |
| bedpan | a toilet pan. |
| bedwarmer | a metal pan containing hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed. |
| bidet | (Fr.) a shallow oval basin used for washing esp the genital and anal regions. |
| bin | a large container; (verb) to place into a bin. |
| bouget | (Spenser) a budget, a sack. |
| bowget | (Obs.) an ancient water vessel consisting of a yoke with two leather pouches or skins attached. |
| breadbin | a household container for bread, usually quite small. |
| bucket | a vessel for holding water etc.; (verb) to hurry. |
| can | a container of tinplate; (verb) to store in such a container to be able |
| canbank | a recycling receptacle for used cans. |
| carboy | a large green bottle encased in wicker. |
| carboyed | enclosed in a carboy. |
| carrycot | a cot for carrying a baby in. |
| casette | a plastic case containing a reel of magnetic tape, often with prerecorded material on it. |
| cask | a hollow round container for holding liquor, made of wooden staves bound with hoops; (verb) to put in a cask. |
| castor | a kind of bottle or cruet. |
| caudron | (Spenser) a cauldron. |
| chamberpot | a container for urine etc. |
| chinois | (Fr.) a cone-shaped sieve. |
| coalhole | a compartment for storing coal. |
| cogue | (Scots) a small wooden bowl. |
| colander | a perforated vessel used as a strainer in cookery. |
| containerize | to ship by containerization. |
| coolamon | (Aborig.) a shallow vessel made of wood or bark used by Australian aborigines to hold water etc. |
| corncrib | a ventilated building for storing corn. |
| cratch | a manger or open frame for hay. |
| crewe | (Arch.) a pot. |
| cullender | a perforated vessel used as a strainer in cookery. |
| diable | (Fr.) an unglazed earthenware casserole. |
| diota | (Greek) a two-handled ancient vase. |
| dumpbin | a bin for rubbish. |
| dumpster | (Tradename) a large skip for refuse. |
| dustbin | a trash can. |
| dustpan | a pan for holding swept dust. |
| envelope | a paper container. |
| firepan | a metal vessel for holding fire. |
| fishbowl | a bowl in which live fish are kept. |
| fleshpot | a pot for cooking meat. |
| flowerpot | a pot for a flower. |
| gallipot | a small glazed earthenware jar used by druggists. |
| gasholder | a storage tank for storing gas. |
| girnel | (Scots) a granary; a large chest or vat for storing grain. |
| gluepot | a utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue. |
| hopper | a container for grain. |
| hoppercar | a container for grain. |
| humidor | (Lat.) a receptacle for saliva. |
| inkholder | a container for ink; the reservoir of a fountain-pen. |
| inkhorn | ostentatiously learned, pedantic; (noun) a small portable vessel for holding writing-ink. |
| inkpot | an inkwell. |
| inkwell | a small container for ink. |
| jamjar | a jar for holding jam. |
| jampot | a pot containing jam. |
| jar | a wide-mouthed container; (verb) to put in jars; to give an unpleasant shock to. |
| jerrican | a kind of petrol-can. |
| jerry | (Coll.) a chamberpot. |
| jerrycan | a kind of petrol-can. |
| keeve | a large tub. |
| keg | a small cask; (verb) to put in kegs. |
| keir | a bleaching-vat. |
| kench | a bin for salting fish. |
| kier | a bleaching-vat. |
| kieve | a large tub. |
| kist | (Scots) a chest; (verb) to coffin. |
| lachrymary | a vessel containing, or intended to contain, tears. |
| lachrymatory | a narrow-necked vase; a tear-bottle. |
| lacrimal | relating to tears; (noun) a gland that produces tears. |
| lacrimary | a vessel containing, or intended to contain, tears. |
| luggie | (Scots) a hooped dish with one long stave. |
| lunchpail | a container for lunch. |
| manger | a trough or box from which horses or cattle eat. |
| oilcan | a can for holding oil. |
| oilcup | a small cuplike container for dispensing lubricating oil. |
| pail | a watertight cylindrical container. |
| paintpot | a pot for holding paint. |
| pancheon | a wide-brimmed, shallow vessel into which milk was poured and left to settle, so that the cream could separate. |
| panchion | a wide-brimmed, shallow vessel into which milk was poured and left to settle, so that the cream could separate. |
| panlike | resembling a pan, a container used for cooking. |
| phial | a container for liquids, esp now a small bottle; (verb) to put or keep in a phial. |
| po | (Short for) chamberpot. |
| pooter | a suction bottle for collecting insects and other small invertebrates. |
| pot | a utensil used for cooking or storing; (verb) to cook or put in a pot. |
| potjie | (Afrikaans) a three-legged iron pot used for cooking over a wood fire. |
| potty | crazy (noun) a chamberpot, esp a small easily portable one for use by a young child |
| pressfat | a vat for collecting wine or oil from the press. |
| puncheon | a cask; a liquid measure of from 70 to 120 gallons. |
| purdonium | a kind of coal-scuttle introduced by a Mr Purdon. |
| receptacle | that in which anything is or may be received. |
| receptaculum | (Lat.) a receptacle. |
| recrate | to crate again. |
| reliquaire | (Fr.) a receptacle for relics. |
| rosebowl | a bowl for keeping roses in. |
| saltcellar | a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table. |
| saltpan | a large pan for making salt by evaporation. |
| sauceboat | a container from which sauce is poured over food. |
| shottle | (Scots) a small drawer, esp in a cabinet. |
| situla | (Lat.) a vessel resembling a bucket in shape. |
| smokepot | a container for giving off smoke. |
| soapdish | a dish for holding soap. |
| spittoon | a vessel for spitting into, usually round and shallow and sometimes with a funnel-shaped cover. |
| spudgel | a bucket attached to a long pole. |
| steane | to line eg a well with stone. |
| stewpot | a covered pot for cooking meat etc. |
| sucrier | (Fr.) a table vessel for sugar. |
| swingbin | a rubbish bin with a lid that opens when pushed and swings shut. |
| tank | a large basin or cistern; (verb) to store in a tank. |
| teaboard | a tea tray. |
| teakettle | a kettle used for making tea. |
| terreen | a large vessel for holding eg soup. |
| tinpot | the pot of molten tin into which a sheet of iron is dipped in the manufacture of tin plate. |
| toolholder | a holder for tools. |
| towsack | a sack made from tow. |
| tub | an open container, orig of wooden staves and hoops (verb) to bathe in a tub |
| tublike | like a tub. |
| tun | a large cask; (verb) to put in a tun. |
| tureen | a large vessel for holding eg soup. |
| uncasked | not contained in a cask. |
| vase | a rounded, decorative container. |
| vassail | (Scott) vessel. |
| vat | a large vessel or tank; (verb) to put or treat in a vat. |
| vessail | (Scott) a vessel. |
| vial | a container for liquids esp now a small bottle; (verb) to put in a vial ) VIOLD. |
| vinegarrette | a small decorative bottle or box with a perforated top, used for holding smelling salts, etc. |
| viold | (Milton) vialled, put in a vial. |
| wardian | as in wardian case, a type of glass container for housing delicate plants. No -S. |
| washtub | a tub for washing clothes; a washtub converted into a musical instrument like a double-bass by stretching a string across it. |
| wastebin | a rubbish bin. |
| whippit | a small canister of nitrous oxide. |
| woodhole | a place where wood is stored. |