Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cask

/kæsk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
cask
IPA
/kæsk/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

noun

A casket; a small box for jewels.

Obsolete

noun

A brougham or other private carriage.

Archaic; Slang

noun

Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).

Obsolete

verb

To put into a cask.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæsk/
  • British English: /kɑːsk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

casks (plural) casks (present, singular) casking (participle, present) casked (participle, past) casked (past)

Derived Forms

caskful casklike casky incask uncask

Phrases

cask beer cask wine gang cask harness cask roching cask

Frequently Paired Words

quash

Synonyms

barrel caskful

Homonyms

casque

Rhymes With

ask task mask flask basque bask trask unmask pask pasch lask pasque

Questions

How do you pronounce cask?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæsk/.
What does cask mean?
A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
Where does cask come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce cask

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