container vs trough

trough vs container

container and trough both are nouns.

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

As nouns, trough is a hyponym of container; that is, trough 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)
trough: a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

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, 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)	trough (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 channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
	a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
	a long narrow shallow receptacle
	a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
	a treasury for government funds
	a concave shape with an open top

Difference between container and trough

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