receptacle

Day 30Level 3

ri-SEP-tuh-kuhl

container

container for disposal or storage

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

holder, vessel

Example Sentence:

I took a pencil from the little receptacle I carried and tore a sheet from a small notebook.

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