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Flask has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

bottle that has a narrow neck

"She carefully poured the hot liquid from the round flask into the beaker to avoid spilling any of it."

2

the quantity a flask will hold

"The recipe calls for exactly half a liter of milk, but since our standard measuring cup is missing, I'll just use the capacity of my small wine flask as an estimate."

3

A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.

"The alchemist carefully poured the heated mercury into a sturdy iron flask before sealing it tight to prevent any spillage."

Verb
1

To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold.

"The technician carefully placed the upper and lower sections of the dental cast into the acrylic flask to create an accurate section for the new crown."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bottle containerful
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ampulla canteen Erlenmeyer flask hipflask round-bottom flask vacuum flask
Rhyming Words
ask bask cask task hask lask rask mask abask trask reask unask damask outask attask retask misask unmask immask demask
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