flask

noun

Definition of flasknext
as in bottle

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Recent Examples of flask Ordinarily, cyclists will drink water from a bottle, and drink gel from either a disposable packet or a refillable flask. — New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026 What works perfectly inside a glass laboratory flask faces unpredictable engineering challenges when transferred to massive industrial reactors. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 Tommy is sober; Jeff’s a wisecracking alcoholic who seems to have twice emptied out a flask before the first scene is over. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026 Push a button on either and the sliders grasp smaller flasks. — James Raia, Mercury News, 24 May 2026 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
  • Over time bottles break down into micro and nanoplastics, Baechler noted, and potentially leach toxic chemicals known to cause harm into the water.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement Article continues below this ad Appetizers include the ostiones nakachi, oysters served with a bottle of habanero oil, and the kanpachi aguachile.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Celmins welcomed us in and introduced us to her cat, Raymond, who immediately pounced on my cup of takeout coffee.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Joe wants to poison Victor’s cup, but Katie thinks Victor would try to trade.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of tankard
Noun
  • For $20, guests could fill a commemorative plastic stein with one of these brews.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Few people lifting a stein here would guess that beer consumption is down worldwide.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of stein
Noun
  • Consider topping it off with a distinctive head, such as a pillowcase, a burlap sack, or even an upturned pail.
    — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Golden Arches introduced the first collectible pails back in 1986.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pail
Noun
  • Grant sparked an 8-0 run to start the game by making a 3-pointer and then adding two assists on the next two buckets during the run.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Candy is dandy as a Halloween treat, but what the kids really wanted this year were the clicker keychains columnist Donna Vickroy included in her trick-or-treat bucket.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of bucket
Noun
  • As the agents stood outside the emergency room entrance, a large crowd of protesters began to converge at the hospital, some banging pots and recording the interaction on their phones.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But fondue, Switzerland’s national dish, is much more well-known, so the company savvily swapped raclette trays for caquelons (ceramic fondue pots).
    — Claudia Laroye, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of pot
Noun
  • Her first assignment was in a canteen at an aviation training center near Tours.
    — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As of this month, the neighborhood even has a local artists canteen.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of canteen

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“Flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flask. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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