flask

noun

Definition of flasknext
as in bottle

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Recent Examples of flask Push a button on either and the sliders grasp smaller flasks. — James Raia, Mercury News, 24 May 2026 Nolan, by reputation, is a solemn figure—a no-nonsense puzzle-box auteur in a crisp waistcoat, a flask of tea tucked into his jacket pocket. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026 My bolder friend preferred the Sazerac Cocoa, a heady mix of Pernod absinthe, Bourbon, and white chocolate liqueur served in a silver flask. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026 Log Cabin maple syrup was packaged in a special Bicentennial flask. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 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
  • If cave paintings tell the stories of the earliest human life, factices — the once-ubiquitous oversized perfume bottle replicas — play a similar role in revealing the histories of fragrance.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.
    — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Visitors are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles or cups.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tacos at the waffle place, waffles at the chicken place; our cups indeed runneth over.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • Activities will include music and traditional folk tunes, dancing, sing-alongs, and fashion and stein-holding competitions.
    — Nathan Pilling July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • For another, just ask any of the smiling stein-cradling kellnerinnen inside the 2,500-seat Hippodrom tent.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Definition of stein
Noun
  • However, a pail of bloody fabric was discovered in the basement.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At Bolsa Chica State Beach, swimmers suffering stings to the sides of their feet and toes sat in a circle refilling their pails with hot water from a hose.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pail
Noun
  • The trailer contained a makeshift toilet fashioned from an upside-down plastic bucket, a trash bag and a toilet seat, according to prosecutors.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The giveaway handed out 1,000 meals, 1,000 drinks and 2,000 buckets of emergency supplies.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bucket
Noun
  • The pungent smells of pot smoke and someone else’s urine compete with the dank smell of the canal.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The reference invoked the 1987 thriller’s most iconic scene, which saw Alex boil a pet rabbit in a large pot of hot water.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pot
Noun
  • Jimmy, who works as a cook in a canteen, has a musical gift, which throws into sharp relief the different chances both men have been given in life.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The restaurant at Under Canvas, while staying faithful to the idea of a semi-rustic canteen, was a showcase of just how extraordinary a simple menu of local ingredients can be.
    — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Definition of canteen

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“Flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flask. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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