thermos
noun
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
thermoses
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pluralof thermos.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They brought books, knitting, thermoses of coffee or something more muscular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
If we’re dealing in clichés, these thermoses belong in the lunchbox of a guy taking a break from the assembly line or in the hands of a construction worker.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
It was a cool fall morning and families sat on blankets or newspapers in the grass, passing around thermoses of tea.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022
Above her desk, cluttered with coffee thermoses and file folders, she has taped a reminder.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
At twilight, the refugees gather with their blankets, rice pots, plates of fish, thermoses of tea, and eat noisily as the movie begins.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
