flaskflask /flɑːsk $ flæsk/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
British English a special type of bottle that you use to keep liquids either hot or cold, for example when travelling SYN Thermos2a hip flask3a glass bottle with a narrow top, used in a laboratory
Word OriginWORD ORIGINflask
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Late Latin flascoEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Alternatively the embryo culture dishes can be placed in sealed flasks pre-equilibrated with a mixture of 5% CO2 in air.
- Angus thought everyone looked so chilly that he shivered in sympathy and took a swallow from his flask.
- Another takes a sip from a flask in a paper bag.
- Brown headlands, ribbons of current, purple and turquoise waters clear as a flask all shivered and dazzled.
- He drank some whisky from the flask in his pack.
- They even shared cream cakes and tea from a flask at half-time.
- What collectors refer to as historical flasks are glass bottles blown into metal molds between about 1815 and 1870.
WORD SETS► Chemistry
Collocationsacetate, nounacid, nounacidic, adjectiveacidify, verbactive, adjectiveadditive, nounagent, nounalchemy, nounalcohol, nounalkali, nounalkaline, adjectiveamalgam, nounantioxidant, noun-ate, suffixatomic number, nounbase, nounbauxite, nounbeaker, nounbenzene, nounbiochemistry, nounbitumen, nounbleach, nounbond, nounbonding, nouncalcify, verbcarbohydrate, nouncarbonate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarbonize, verbcatalyst, nouncaustic, adjectivechain reaction, nounchemical, nounchemical, adjectivechemical reaction, nounchemist, nounchemistry, nounchlorinate, verbcitric acid, nouncombustion, nounconcentration, nouncondense, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbcontaminated, adjectivecorrode, verbcorrosion, nouncorrosive, adjectivecrucible, nouncrystal, nouncrystallize, verbcyanide, nounDDT, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdegrade, verbderive, verbdetoxification, noundextrose, noundioxin, noundispersion, noundissolve, verbdistill, verbeffervesce, verbeffervescent, adjectiveelectrolysis, nounelectrolyte, nounelectroplate, verbemulsify, verbemulsion, nounenzyme, nounexpand, verbfatty acid, nounferment, verbferment, nounflashback, nounflask, nounformaldehyde, nounformula, nounfructose, nounfungicide, nounfuse, verbgas, noungaseous, adjectiveglucose, noungranular, adjectivegraphite, nounhallucinogen, nounhelium, nounherbicide, nounhydrate, nouninert, adjectiveinsoluble, adjectiveinsulin, nounion, nounionize, verblactic acid, nounlimescale, nounlitmus, nounlitmus paper, nounlitmus test, nounmethane, nounmixture, nounmolecule, nounneon, nounnerve gas, nounneutralize, verbneutron, nounnitric acid, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounorganic chemistry, nounosmosis, nounoxidize, verboxyacetylene, nounoxygenate, verbozone, nounpart, nounpectin, nounpesticide, nounpestle, nounpetrochemical, nounpH, nounphotosynthesis, nounplasma, nounpolyunsaturated, adjectivepotash, nounprecipitate, verbprecipitate, nounprecipitation, nounproduct, nounprussic acid, nounquicklime, nounradioactive, adjectiveradioactivity, nounradiology, nounreact, verbreaction, nounreactive, adjectivereagent, nounresidue, nounretort, nounriboflavin, nounsalt, nounsaltpetre, nounsaturate, verbsaturated, adjectivesaturation, nounsaturation point, nounsemiconductor, nounsoft, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolvent, nounstability, nounstabilizer, nounstable, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, nounsucrose, nounsulphate, nounsulphide, nounsulphur, nounsulphur dioxide, nounsulphuric acid, nounsulphurous, adjectivesurface tension, nounsuspension, nounsynthesize, verbsynthetic, adjectivetannin, nountartaric acid, nounTNT, noununstable, adjectivevalence, nounvitamin, nounvolatile, adjectivevulcanize, verbwater softener, nounwater-soluble, adjectivewater vapour, nounwetting agent, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► hip
1· She took her hip flask from her coveralls and emptied it in one long gulp.· Biff had drawn up a stool nearby and was drinking from a hip flask enjoying the spectacle.· The hip flask was in the glove compartment.· Very handy with a hip flask, but didn't look as if he could tell a Renoir from a Renault.· The comedian waited were he was, swigging from his hip flask.· Bernice suddenly found she badly needed a drink, but her hip flask was empty.· But he filled his hip flask.
NOUN► thermos· They pulled out a book and a thermos flask, and settled in for the long night ahead.· The case contained only his sandwich box and his thermos flask of coffee.· Hot soup, stew or casserole in a thermos flask, plus a roll - but no butter or margarine.· I would also have managed to acquire a Thermos flask.· They screwed the caps back on to their thermos flasks, and jammed down the lids of their now empty plastic sandwich containers.
► vacuum· Fairfax's steward has packed sandwiches for us and an ancient vacuum flask of tea.· What if we place Professor Summerlee upon the table, within the vacuum flask, in place of the cat?· What is it about vacuum flasks that makes every drink taste like there's a chunk of dead mouse at the bottom?· Keep the mixture in a vacuum flask for 6-8 hours.
VERB► take· She took her hip flask from her coveralls and emptied it in one long gulp.· Slumping down into his seat, he took a silver flask from his coat pocket.· I took the flask out and had a pull.· He took out a flask from his vest pocket and poured it into the glass.· He cursed, took a flask from his pocket and drank.
British English a special type of bottle that you use to keep liquids either hot or cold, for example when travelling SYN Thermos2a hip flask3a glass bottle with a narrow top, used in a laboratory