Cask

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  • noun. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel.
  • noun. The quantity that such a container can hold.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put into a cask.
  • To provide with or put on a casque or helmet.
  • noun. A casket; a case or shell.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. An irregular measure of capacity.
  • noun. In dyeing, an apparatus for steaming and thus fixing the colors of cloths which are printed with a mixture of dyestuffs and mordants.
  • noun. A helmet. [In this sense now usually spelled casque (which see).]
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To put into a cask.
  • noun. Same as casque.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The quantity contained in a cask.
  • noun. A casket; a small box for jewels.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
  • verb. To put into a cask.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the quantity a cask will hold
  • noun. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  • Word Usage
    "The wines were exported in cask and bottled and cellared there."
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    Form
    cask beer  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ask  Basque  Pasch  Rask  ask  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bale  barrel  basket  bucket  cans  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bag  barrel  barrel  basket  bole  
    variant
    casque