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• autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser go
  a device for heating substances above their boiling point
  
• barrel, cask go
  a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  
• basin go
  a bowl-shaped vessel
  
• bath go
  a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
  
• bath, bathtub, bathing tub, tub go
  a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
  
• bedpan go
  a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
  
• boiler, steam boiler go
  sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
  
• bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot go
  a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
  
• bottle go
  a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids
  
• bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle go
  a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula
  
• bowl go
  a round vessel that is open at the top
  
• bucket, pail go
  a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
  
• censer, thurible go
  a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
  
• churn, butter churn go
  a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  
• crucible, melting pot go
  a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
  
• drinking vessel go
  a vessel intended for drinking
  
• drum, metal drum go
  a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
  
• eyecup, eyebath, eye cup go
  a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye
  
• flagon go
  a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout
  
• jar go
  a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
  
• ladle go
  a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle
  
• monstrance, ostensorium go
  (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
  
• mortar go
  a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
  
• muller go
  a vessel in which wine is mulled
  
• pitcher, ewer go
  an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
  
• poacher go
  a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
  
• pot go
  metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep
  
• retort go
  a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
  
• steeper go
  a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
  
• tank, storage tank go
  a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
  
• tin go
  a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
  
• tub, vat go
  a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
  
• urceole go
  a vessel that holds water for washing the hands
  
• water jacket go
  a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it
  
• well go
  a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid