flask

noun

Definition of flasknext
as in bottle

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Recent Examples of flask Elemental mercury, considered pure at 99.99 percent, is sold in a standard flask of seventy-six pounds for around $2,500, despite a worldwide stock of about 600,000 tons. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 Picture a flask of vodka passed across a corpse, a pool of blood lit up by neon signs, an illicit kiss soundtracked by screams. — Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 The 16-year-old who attacked Elbit Systems used two thermos flasks packed with explosives in an attack on the Israeli defense company and was charged alongside a 23-year-old accomplice, according to Bloomberg. — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 Outside food, beverage, liquid containers, alcohol, cans, bottles, flasks (hydroflasks, metal, etc.) or coolers. — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flask
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flask
  1. bottle
  2. cup
  3. tankard
  4. stein
  5. pail
  6. bucket
  7. pot
  8. canteen
Noun
  • After all, there’s nothing worse than not being able to find your lipsticks or realizing that your foundation bottle has cracked, leaking over your new cashmere sweater.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Customers 21 and over get a free bottle of house wine with the purchase of any two entrees on Wednesdays.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Like all airport lounges, Delta’s Sky Club network focuses squarely on business and first-class travelers who have things to do, places to be, and need a good cup of coffee or tea along with their peace and quiet — all scarce quantities at airports.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Food and dessert — sandwiches, avocado toast, yogurt and ice cream — range from a $3.50 for a cup of lemonade or ice cream to a $9.50 plate of avocado toast with tomatoes and cucumbers.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024
  • Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
Definition of tankard
Noun
  • Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results.
    — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stein
Noun
  • To complete the Chargers’ blue-collar mentality, black lunch pails were recently dropped at every locker.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • If the 12-team CFP had started earlier, which low seeds could have made a run? 'Brought his lunch pail to work': Behind Islanders rookie Isaiah George's unexpected rise Mandel's Mailbag: Boise State 4-seed scenarios and the aftermath of Utah's Big 12 meltdown Could Jeff Hoffman start?
    — New York Times, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of pail
Noun
  • McCollum lives and dies with every bucket, every rebound, every bounce of the ball.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of bucket
Noun
  • Once carved and plated, each slice is draped on one end in a yellow veil of béarnaise from a copper pot, and on the other end in wine-dark bordelaise.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Nonstick Cookware Cleaning messy cookware, including nonstick pots and pans, can be challenging.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of pot
Noun
  • Free hot meals for staff at Old Trafford are coming to an end, and are to be replaced by fruit bowls, with the canteen set to close.
    — Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • There are handprints along the main corridor leading to the canteen in the central hub of the hospice, giving it a bright and welcoming feel.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of canteen

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