flask

noun

ˈflask How to pronounce flask (audio)
ˈfläsk
: a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: such as
a
: a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry an alcoholic beverage on the person
b
British : thermos

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Flask Carry your beverage with an indestructible swagger with Yeti’s leak-proof flask. Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024 Hearken back to a simpler time with this vintage style flask with a cool tartan pattern. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024 The corporal later found the trash bag contained empty alcohol drink boxes and a flask with an unknown liquid inside. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024 These are cells that can grow and live outside of a living organism so they can be kept in a petri dish or a flask. Eva Amsen, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flask 

Word History

Etymology

Middle French flasque powder flask, ultimately from Late Latin flascon-, flasco bottle, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaska bottle

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flask was in 1549

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“Flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flask. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

flask

noun
: a container shaped like a flattened bottle

Medical Definition

flask

1 of 2 noun
: a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: as
a
: any of various usually blown-glass vessels used for technical purposes in a laboratory
b
: a metal container in which the materials used to form a dental restoration (as a denture) are processed

flask

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to place (a denture) in a flask for processing

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