container vs means

means vs container

container and means both are nouns.

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

As nouns, means is a hypernym of container; that is, means is a word with a broader 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)
means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of container include instrumentality, instrumentation.

container (noun)	means (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)	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	considerable capital (wealth or income)

Difference between container and means

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