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flask

The correct spelling is flask.

How to pronounce flask

/flæsk/
noun

IPA: /flæsk/

Say it like: Fla-sk

The correct spelling is flask. 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 w…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
  5. 5.A bed in a gun carriage.

verb

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

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