thermos
A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered…A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
» Tom filled his thermos with coffee.
Том налил себе в термос кофе.
Том налил в термос кофе.
Том наполнил термос кофе.
Meaning
2 sensesA bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
Thermoskanne
те́рмосtɛ́rmos
те́рмосtérmos
vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks
(historical)A unit of measure whose identification remains very unclear.
Examples
23 sentencesTom filled his thermos with coffee.
ruТом налил себе в термос кофе.
Tom filled his thermos bottle with coffee.
Tom filled his thermos with hot coffee.
Tom filled his thermos bottle with hot coffee.
deTom befüllte seine Thermoskanne mit heißem Kaffee.
Tom was drinking coffee from a thermos bottle.
ruТом пил кофе из термоса.
Translations
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Origin
Genericization of the trademark Thermos, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm”). PossGenericization of the trademark Thermos, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm”). Possibly related to English warm.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θέρμος (thérmos).
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Forms
plural: thermoses / thermoiSynonyms
4 synonyms- vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks:thermos bottlethermos flask
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular