thermos

noun

ther·mos | \ ˈthər-məs

Definition of thermos

: a container (such as a bottle or jar) with a vacuum between an inner and outer wall used to keep material and especially liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods

Examples of thermos in a Sentence

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Each recipe makes either a single flask-size portion (six ounces) or a thermos-size batch (17 ounces). — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, "Flask Cocktails You Can Drink in the Backcountry," 13 Sep. 2019 What comes out of the thermos is a pile of dark grey sludge. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Watch This Hong Kong Protester Instantly Neutralize Tear Gas," 3 Sep. 2019 An older sister poured hot water from a thermos into paper cups to warm us. — Los Angeles Times, "One is Chinese. One is American. How a journalist discovered and reunited identical twins," 8 Aug. 2019 Dress warmly, bring a thermos with a warm beverage and bring your bug spray. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Need an attitude adjustment – catch ‘A New Brain’ at River Street Playhouse: Valley Views," 5 Aug. 2019 Lili, the older woman with the thermos who called me a weirdo, sat next to me again during a small group exercise. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "I Think I Hated This Tech Conference on Psychedelics," 8 June 2019 Many people start the morning by dropping a handful of tea leaves into a thermos to carry with them and refill with more hot water throughout the day. — National Geographic, "In search of the perfect cup of tea," 14 Mar. 2019 In March, K-9 dog Bettie helped agents discover a thermos stuffed with 2 pounds of pork belonging to a passenger on a flight from China. — Eliza Fawcett, chicagotribune.com, "‘We see meats of all kinds’: U.S. customs agents say seizure of African rodent meat at O’Hare not outlandish," 3 July 2019 Grab a tumbler of cold brew the size of your head. Sling a thermos of your best Italian brew over your shoulder. — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, "Krispy Kreme Wants To Give You A Free Doughnut Tomorrow – No Strings Attached," 7 June 2019

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