flask

flask  (flsk)

n.

1. A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially:

a. A flat, relatively thin container for liquor.

b. A container or case for carrying gunpowder or shot.

c. A vial or round long-necked vessel for laboratory use.

2. A frame for holding a sand mold in a foundry.

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[Middle English, cask, keg, from Old French flasque, from Late Latin flasc, of Germanic origin.]

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flask

Noun

1. same as vacuum flask

2. a small flat container for alcoholic drink designed to be carried in a pocket

3. a bottle with a narrow neck, esp. used in a laboratory [Medieval Latin flasca, flasco]

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flask  (flsk)

A rounded container with a long neck, used in laboratories.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flask - bottle that has a narrow neck ampulla - a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped canteen - a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers Erlenmeyer flask - a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck hipflask, pocket flask - a flask that holds spirits round-bottom flask - a spherical flask with a narrow neck vacuum bottle, vacuum flask - flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures
	2.	flask - the quantity a flask will hold flaskful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

Translations

flask [flɑːsk] n → petaca;

(also: vacuum flask) → termo

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flask [flɑːsk] n → flacon m, bouteille f;

(Chem) → ballon m;

(also: vacuum flask) → bouteille f thermos®

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flask [flɑːsk] n → Flakon m;

(Chem) → Glaskolben m;

(also: vacuum flask) → Thermosflasche® f

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flask [flɑːsk] n → fiasco;

(CHEM) → beuta;

(also: vacuum flask) → thermos ® m inv