receptacle
noun
[ rɪˈsɛptək(ə)l ]
• a hollow object used to contain something.
• "fast-food receptacles"
Similar:
container,
holder,
vessel,
repository,
box,
tin,
bin,
can,
canister,
drum,
case,
chest,
casket,
crate,
tank,
basin,
pan,
pot,
dish,
bowl,
bag,
pouch,
purse,
basket,
reservatory,
• an electrical socket.
• an organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, sperm, etc.
• an enlarged area at the apex of a stem on which the parts of a flower or the florets of a flower head are inserted.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare ‘receive back’, frequentative of recipere (see receive).