flask
noun /flɑːsk/
/flæsk/
- a bottle with a narrow top, used in scientific work for mixing or storing chemicals
enlarge image- a culture flask containing 4 ml of the medium
- Heat the solution gently in a conical flask.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- metal
- silver
- water
- …
- fill
- carry
- pull out
- …
- contain something
- flask of
- (also vacuum flask (British English), North American English vacuum bottle)a container like a bottle with double walls with a vacuum between them, used for keeping liquids hot or cold
- a flask of tea/coffee
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- metal
- silver
- water
- …
- fill
- carry
- pull out
- …
- contain something
- flask of
- (especially North American English) (also hip flask North American English, British English)a small flat bottle made of metal or glass and often covered with leather, used for carrying alcohol with youExtra Examples
- He had a flask of Scotch in his pocket.
- She pulled out her flask and drank from it.
- When he climbed in the snow he always carried a silver flask of brandy for emergencies.
- He took a swig from his hip flask.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- metal
- silver
- water
- …
- fill
- carry
- pull out
- …
- contain something
- flask of
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘cask’): from medieval Latin flasca. From the mid 16th cent. the word denoted a case of horn, leather, or metal for carrying gunpowder. The sense ‘glass container’ (late 17th cent.) was influenced by Italian fiasco, from medieval Latin flasco. Compare with flagon.