container vs basket

basket vs container

container and basket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
container	Yes	No	No	No
basket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basket is a hyponym of container; that is, basket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than container:

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)
basket: a container that is usually woven and has handles

Other hyponyms of container include bag, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, handbasket, bin, bowl, pipe bowl, box, bread-bin, breadbox, bunker, can, tin, tin can, canister, cannister, tin, capsule, cargo container, case, case, display case, showcase, vitrine, cassette, cup, cylinder, dice box, dice cup, dish, dispenser, drawer, Dumpster, empty, envelope, drinking glass, glass, grab bag, magnetic bottle, mailer, manger, trough, measure, cast, mold, mould, package, parcel, pan, fuel pod, pod, flowerpot, pot, powder flask, powder horn, receptacle, reliquary, saltcellar, bank, coin bank, money box, savings bank, coal scuttle, scuttle, shaker, spoon, storage ring, thimble, time capsule, vessel, circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket, watering can, watering pot, workbag, workbasket, workbox.

container (noun)	basket (noun)
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)	a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
	a container that is usually woven and has handles
	horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
	the quantity contained in a basket

Difference between container and basket

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