handbasket vs container

handbasket and container both are nouns.

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

As nouns, container is a hypernym of handbasket; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than handbasket:

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

handbasket (noun)	container (noun)
a container that is usually woven and has handles	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)