ETYM Old Eng. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.
1. An open-topped and roughly cylindrical vessel; SYN. pail.
2. The quantity contained in a bucket; SYN. bucketful.

Something that holds things, especially for transport or storage.

ETYM AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, Dutch krib, kribbe, Dan. krybbe, German krippe, and perh. to Mid. High Germ. krebe basket, G, korb, and Eng. rip a sort of wicker basket.
Child's bed with high sides; SYN. cot.

ETYM French réceptacle, Latin receptaculum, from receptare, v. intens. from recipere to receive. Related to Receive.
1. A container that is used to put or keep things in.
2. An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert.
3. Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts.
The enlarged end of a flower stalk to which the floral parts are attached. Normally the receptacle is rounded, but in some plants it is flattened or cup-shaped. The term is also used for the region on that part of some seaweeds which becomes swollen at certain times of the year and bears the reproductive organs. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin repositorium, repostorium: cf. Old Fren. repositoire.
1. A burial vault (usually for some famous person); SYN. monument.
2. A person to whom a secret is entrusted; SYN. secretary.
Side altar in Catholic church.

ETYM French réservoir, from Late Lat. reservatorium. Related to Reservatory.
1. A lake used to store water for community use; SYN. artificial lake.
2. A large or extra supply of something.
3. A tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil).

ETYM Portu. tanque, Latin stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Related to Stank.
1. A large (usually metallic) container for holding gases or liquids; SYN. storage tank.
2. As much as a tank will hold; SYN. tankful.