canister

noun

ˈka-nə-stər How to pronounce canister (audio)
variants also cannister
Definition of canisternext
as in barrel
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

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Recent Examples of canister Weighing in at 16 pounds, this canister cleaner is heavier than your average robot and stick vacuum. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 The Tallerboy is a taller-than-a-tallboy canister that stores three regular Coors Light cans inside one oversized container. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Iron Wasp is fired from a canister tube, a form factor that eliminates the need for a dedicated runway or catapult and reduces the logistical footprint at the point of launch. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026 Half-face respirators — often gray rubber with pink canisters — offer different filters for different gases, but none can filter all of the concerning gases in wildfire smoke. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for canister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
  1. barrel
  2. tin
  3. drum
  4. bucket
Noun
  • Meanwhile, oil supply is also expected to increase after oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day to their output target for August.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Iraq wants permission to produce a record 5 million barrels a day coming out of the war, with a long-term aim of getting production up to 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reported.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of barrel
Noun
  • Local governments have opened emergency shelters, which have been nearing capacity, as residents in low-lying areas and those living in wood and tin homes have especially sought refuge.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
Definition of tin
Noun
  • The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
    — Brian Hackney, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • After the first wash cycle, add a half cup of baking soda or one tablespoon of oxygen bleach to the drum.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of drum
Noun
  • Rosenthal said Alamo has specifically seen success when releasing popcorn buckets for anniversary titles.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Health officials recommend eliminating standing water from bird baths, flowerpots, buckets, old tires, children's toys and other outdoor containers where mosquitoes lay eggs.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of bucket

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