thermos
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ther·mos
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Definition of thermos
: a container (such as a bottle or jar) with a vacuum between an inner and outer wall used to keep material and especially liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods
Examples of thermos in a Sentence
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An older sister poured hot water from a thermos into paper cups to warm us. — Los Angeles Times, "One is Chinese. One is American. How a journalist discovered and reunited identical twins," 8 Aug. 2019 Dress warmly, bring a thermos with a warm beverage and bring your bug spray. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Need an attitude adjustment – catch ‘A New Brain’ at River Street Playhouse: Valley Views," 5 Aug. 2019 Lili, the older woman with the thermos who called me a weirdo, sat next to me again during a small group exercise. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "I Think I Hated This Tech Conference on Psychedelics," 8 June 2019 Many people start the morning by dropping a handful of tea leaves into a thermos to carry with them and refill with more hot water throughout the day. — National Geographic, "In search of the perfect cup of tea," 14 Mar. 2019 In March, K-9 dog Bettie helped agents discover a thermos stuffed with 2 pounds of pork belonging to a passenger on a flight from China. — Eliza Fawcett, chicagotribune.com, "‘We see meats of all kinds’: U.S. customs agents say seizure of African rodent meat at O’Hare not outlandish," 3 July 2019 Grab a tumbler of cold brew the size of your head. Sling a thermos of your best Italian brew over your shoulder. — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, "Krispy Kreme Wants To Give You A Free Doughnut Tomorrow – No Strings Attached," 7 June 2019 Fill the thermos since June 10 is National Iced Tea Day. — Ron Browning, baltimoresun.com, "Havre de Grace: First Friday and Jazz & Blues Fest highlight weekend," 6 June 2019 Photo: Nona Lim Campbell launched its drinkable soups after researchers noticed that parents sometimes poured soup into thermos containers to drink in their cars or microwaved it in mugs while working from home. — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, "Put Down That Spoon—This Soup Is For Drinking," 5 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thermos.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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thermos
noun
English Language Learners Definition of thermos
: a container that keeps liquids hot or cold for long periods of time
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thermos
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ther·mos
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Kids Definition of thermos
: a container (as a bottle or jar) that has a vacuum between an inner and an outer wall and is used to keep liquids hot or cold for several hours