Flask vs. Thermos

Flasknoun

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.

Flasknoun

A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

Flasknoun

(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.

Flasknoun

(engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.

Flasknoun

A bed in a gun carriage.

Flaskverb

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

Flasknoun

A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.

Flasknoun

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.

Flasknoun

A bed in a gun carriage.

Flasknoun

The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three part flask, four part flask, etc.

Flasknoun

bottle that has a narrow neck

Flasknoun

the quantity a flask will hold

Flasknoun

a container for liquids.

Flasknoun

a narrow-necked glass container, typically conical or spherical, used in a laboratory to hold reagents or samples.

Flasknoun

a narrow-necked bulbous glass container, typically with a covering of wickerwork, for storing wine or oil.

Flasknoun

a vacuum flask.

Flasknoun

a hip flask.

Flasknoun

the contents of a flask

Flasknoun

an extremely strong lead-lined container for transporting or storing radioactive nuclear waste.

Flasknoun

short for powder flask

Thermosnoun

A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents

Thermosnoun

vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks