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- pronunciation:
- kaesk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large, strong barrel used esp. for storing wine, sherry, and similar alcoholic beverages.
The casks are stored in the wine cellar.- synonyms:
- barrel, butt, hogshead, keg, pipe, puncheon
- similar words:
- firkin, tub, tun, vat, vessel
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| definition 2: |
the contents of such a barrel.
The merrymakers consumed several casks of wine during the festival.- synonyms:
- barrel
- similar words:
- butt, container, firkin, hogshead, keg, pipe, puncheon, tub, tun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
casks, casking, casked |
| definition: |
to put or store in a cask.
The vintner will cask this sherry for fifty years before any is sold.- synonyms:
- barrel, store
- similar words:
- age, tub, vat
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