container vs pod

pod vs container

container and pod both are nouns.

container is not a verb while pod is a verb.

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

As nouns, pod is a hyponym of container; that is, pod 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)
pod: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

Other hyponyms of container include bag, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, basket, 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, 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)	pod (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 detachable container of fuel on an airplane
	a group of aquatic mammals
	a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
	the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

container (verb)	pod (verb)
	produce pods, of plants
	take something out of its shell or pod

Difference between container and pod

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