Thesaurus results for LOCKER

locker

noun

ˈlä-kər

Definition of locker

as in bin

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things the enlisted man usually stored his uniform in his locker at the foot of his bed

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as in cupboard

a storage case typically having doors and shelves a down-at-the heels health club where most of the lockers look to be unusable

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Recent Examples of locker Ace Spencer Strider is reportedly done for the season, with his locker cleared out. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Preparing children with strategies like going to the nurse’s office or keeping a pad in their locker can help ease these fears. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 31 July 2026 In the clubhouse, as Brett described it, temporary adjoining lockers bore the uniforms of each. — Vahe Gregorian july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Given the increasing attempts at drone attacks designed to overwhelm air defenses, reaching for the next missile and finding the locker bare is a very unpleasant possibility. — David Szondy july 22, New Atlas, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for locker

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Noun

In five whole-body tasks, the system achieved an average success rate of 75 percent, including object pickup, opening a trash can with a foot pedal, and coordinating hand and foot movements to move a soda can into the bin.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Check to see if schools and churches in your area have drop-off bins or take clothing by appointment.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bin

Noun

In smaller apartment or townhouse renovations, homeowners sometimes rely on overhead cupboards instead.

— Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
In summary, anyone already planning to order a thermal-invisibility cape and spend the evening strolling unnoticed past infrared cameras should put the grappling hook back in the cupboard.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026

Definition of cupboard

Noun

Instead of slicing and dicing the zucchini, grate it on the large holes of a box grater or the grater attachment of a food processor.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Drop it off in person Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, states have been working to educate voters about submitting ballots by mail earlier or returning them in drop boxes all year.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of box

Noun

Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors.

— Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.

— Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of closet

Noun

Quarterback Kurtis Rourke was back at the San Francisco 49ers’ practice facility Friday, one day after he was taken to the hospital following a big hit to his chest.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Maceta, moved to pity at times, would put an ear to his friend’s chest and hear how Ruiz’s heart leaped about inside his body, as though trying to fly apart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026