caskets

noun

Definition of casketsnext
plural of casket
1
as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

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2
as in bins
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a small casket of jewels

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  1. bins
  2. boxes
  3. lockers
  4. trunks
  5. chests
Noun
  • Instead, the Yankees of yesteryear would have thrown money at him while the Mets shopped in the bargain bins, always living in the shadows of big brother in the Bronx.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Best Storage Deals Organize the rooms in your house with storage cabinets, nesting baskets, and bins.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of bins
Noun
  • There are snacky boxes (starting at $50) focused on Chicago-local products, tinned fish or chocolates.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • If the company can tick the right boxes, providing those measures won’t be taxable to the employee.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of boxes
Noun
  • Hundreds of Berkeley’s roughly 844 unsheltered residents access services through the Dorothy Day House each day – services such as warm meals, showers, clean clothes, storage lockers, housing support, job training and a safe bed to sleep.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Use secure delivery options to safeguard packages Ship packages to a secure location, such as Amazon lockers, FedEx offices, or your workplace if permitted, the AG's Office said.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of lockers
Noun
  • The trunks, which are made in Portugal, come with a five-year guarantee.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These towering plants had a combination of ferns’ spore-reproducing capabilities and woody trunks, representing a critical evolutionary link in the history of terrestrial life.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • But, that reality doesn’t stop the evangelists from pounding their chests and boldly declaring that everything from babies to Roombas should be put on chain.
    Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The search Each chapter contains detailed clues leading to one of the five chests.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of chests
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