flaskful
What a flask holds
A flaskful is the amount a flask can hold.
The word appears most often with hip flasks: He drank a flaskful of whiskey on the train.
In laboratory contexts, it measures liquid volumes for experiments.
What a flask holds
A flaskful is the amount a flask can hold.
The word appears most often with hip flasks: He drank a flaskful of whiskey on the train.
In laboratory contexts, it measures liquid volumes for experiments.
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What a flask holds
A flaskful is the amount a flask can hold.
The word appears most often with hip flasks: He drank a flaskful of whiskey on the train.
In laboratory contexts, it measures liquid volumes for experiments.
1. measure — portion, Divided share given; dose (Quantity of medicine); dosage (Measured medicine amount); serving (Measured food portion); ration · amount · sip · swig · nip · dram · tot · shot · quantity · allotment
2. contents — potion, Enchanted liquid mixture; elixir (Mythical healing draught); beverage (Liquid for consumption); brew (Steeped or fermented drink); tincture · whiskey · brandy · rum · tea · coffee · water · broth · medicine · spirits
QUANTITY/VOLUMEflaskful ≠ sip Small mouthful of liquid; drop · droplet · dribble · splash · taste
flask, flasks
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/flaskful