Cask

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel.
  • n. The quantity that such a container can hold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
  • v. To put into a cask.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as casque.
  • n. A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
  • n. The quantity contained in a cask.
  • n. A casket; a small box for jewels.
  • v. To put into a cask.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A close, water-tight vessel formed like a barrel with staves, headings, and hoops, and used for containing liquids or substances which may become liquid: a generic term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, butt, barrel, etc.
  • n. An irregular measure of capacity.
  • n. In dyeing, an apparatus for steaming and thus fixing the colors of cloths which are printed with a mixture of dyestuffs and mordants.
  • n. A helmet. [In this sense now usually spelled casque (which see).]
  • To put into a cask.
  • To provide with or put on a casque or helmet.
  • n. A casket; a case or shell.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quantity a cask will hold
  • n. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    casque   
    Form
    cask beer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    casket    receptacle    barrel    container    stand    cade    caroteel    butt    keg    tierce   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ask    Basque    Pasch    Rask    ask    bask    basque    flask    lask    mask   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    keg    barrel    jug    cans    crate    jar    flask    bucket    sack    hogshead