Meaning & use
flask
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a container, often with a narrow neck, used for holding and carrying liquids
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He filled his flask with coffee before the long hike.
The chemist heated the solution in a glass flask.
A note on using this word
In everyday speech a flask often means a small, flat bottle for carrying liquor; in a lab, it refers to specialized glassware like an Erlenmeyer flask.
Words with a similar meaning
bottlecanteen
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