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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

container go
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)

vessel go
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

jar
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

noun.artifact

9 Subcategories

amphora go
an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck
beaker go
a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic
canopic jar, canopic vase go
a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
cookie jar, cooky jar go
a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
crock, earthenware jar go
an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
cruse go
small jar
jampot, jamjar go
a jar for holding jellies or preserves
Mason jar go
a glass jar with an air-tight screw top
vase go
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers