| Meaning | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids). |
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| Parts | base | A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit |
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| brim, rim, lip | The top edge of a vessel or other container |
| Narrower | autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser | A device for heating substances above their boiling point |
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| barrel, cask | A cylindrical container that holds liquids / liquids |
| basin | A bowl-shaped vessel |
| bath | A vessel containing liquid / liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) |
| bathtub, bathing tub, tub | A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body |
| bedpan | A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination |
| boiler, steam boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam |
| bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot | A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead |
| bottle | A glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids |
| bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle | A vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula |
| bowl | A round vessel that is open at the top |
| bucket, pail | A roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
| censer, thurible | A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) |
| churn, butter churn | A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk |
| crucible, melting pot | A vessel made of material that does not melt easily |
| drinking vessel | A vessel intended for drinking |
| drum, metal drum | A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids / liquids |
| eyecup, eyebath, eye cup | A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye |
| flagon | A large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout |
| jar | A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles |
| ladle | A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle |
| monstrance, ostensorium | (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration |
| mortar | A bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle |
| muller | A vessel in which wine is mulled |
| pitcher, ewer | An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring |
| poacher | A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs) |
| pot | metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep |
| retort | A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat |
| steeper | A vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping |
| tank, storage tank | A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids / liquids |
| tin | A vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking |
| tub, vat | A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids / liquids |
| urceole | A vessel that holds water for washing the hands |
| water jacket | A container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it |
| well | A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid / liquid |
| Broader | container | 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) |
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| Spanish | receptáculo, recinto, recipiente, vasija, vaso |
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| Catalan | atuell, recipient, vas |
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