small container

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandcontainer

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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container
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈteɪ.nər/us
/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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(Definition ofsmallandcontainerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Asmallcontainerof cotton wool soaked with water was also placed in the experimental arena so flies were permanently water-sated.
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Asmallcontainerof cotton wool soaked with water was also placed in the experimental arena, as were pollen, honey and sugar cubes.
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They simply put two crickets in asmallcontainerand stimulate them to fight using the stem of some plant growing nearby.
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Newly emerged adult females were collected daily, transferred to asmallcontainerwith males, supplied with water and honey-water, and held for one day to mate.
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Pupae were collected into asmallcontainerand newly emerged parasitoid adults were then kept in perspex cages for at least one day, to ensure mating, before exposure to hosts.
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All that is left is asmallcontainerport with some bulk cargo handling berths.
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I was recently asked in my own division to ask the railways to develop asmallcontainerto carry broccoli which could be taken right into the farmer's field.
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The sweet potato fries are served with asmallcontainerof chipolte mayo.
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While unpacking, he finds asmallcontainerthat had been left by the previous tenant of the apartment.
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The sinker often had asmallcontainerattached to it that would allow for the collection of bottom sediment samples.
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This clue consisted solely of a postage stamp concealed inside asmallcontainer.
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In the late 1940s, the laboratory manufactured a powdered plague for use in asmallcontainerand where the assassin was vaccinated against plague.
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Once the bowl is lit, the operator must move thesmallcontainerup, causing a pressure difference.
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A tape measure of 25 or even 100 feet can wind into a relativelysmallcontainer.
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She pinned the prayer in asmallcontainerover her heart.
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In some cases the station is nothing but asmallcontainer.
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The tight pleats, or folds, allow for a large amount of material to be used in asmallcontainer.
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This presenting of evidence is known as the matchbox sign because the evidence is frequently presented in asmallcontainer, such as a matchbox.
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A thermometer is a tool that measures temperature - a primitive thermometer would simply be asmallcontainer of an ideal gas, that was allowed to expand against atmospheric pressure.
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In hemoperfusion, thousands of adsorbent artificial cells are retained inside asmallcontainerthrough the use of two screens on either end through which patient blood perfuses.
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