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thermos

[ thur-muhs ]

noun

  1. a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.


Thermos

/ ˈθɜːməs /

noun

  1. a type of stoppered vacuum flask used to preserve the temperature of its contents See also Dewar flask
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thermos1

First recorded in 1905–10; formerly a trademark
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Example Sentences

We accompany the meal with a thermos of hot chocolate or tea.

This may sound silly, but you’ll thank us when you realize your new microwavable thermos doesn’t fit.

Strain and refrigerate whatever you’re not putting into your thermos.

If you have ten minutes to spare, fill your thermos with hot water and allow that inner wall to warm up.

If you prefer drinking out of a mug instead of a tumbler or thermos, but hate how quickly your tea gets cold, the Ember Smart Mug 2 is a dream come true.

Even the humble espresso machine got bad press, despite being the size of a thermos cup and brought as a joke.

Back at the cabin we sit together on a log near the porch and drink bourbon and ice water out of the Thermos cap.

She once hit him over the head with a thermos in the back of a car because he was acting up so badly on a road trip.

She does not drink water, only red wine from Domaine Tempier, Champagne, and a thermos of tisane before bed.

Just before he reached the car one of the thermos bottles started to slide down under his elbow.

Foster reached forward and took a thermos bottle, his partner seized another.

We had found that a glass of very hot water relieved it, and we kept always a thermos bottle or two filled and ready.

He pulled a thermos of coffee from under the desk and turned back to the confusion of red-coded memoranda on his desk.

Big Jim spread a white napkin over his knee and poured a cup of steaming soup from the thermos bottle.

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