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Flask vs Flange - What's the difference?

flask | flange |

As nouns the difference between flask and flange

is that flask is a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc while flange is an external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

As a verb flange is

to be bent into a flange.

flask

English

(wikipedia flask)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
  • A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
  • (sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
  • (engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
  • A bed in a gun carriage.
    • (Bailey)

    flange

    English

    (wikipedia flange)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
  • The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
  • (gaming) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
  • * 1998:' Mr MI Pennington, ''Can the Players be Trusted?'' on rec.games.frp.live-action [The] enduring problem with the Gathering is that [players can't affect anything that happens ... whatever they do, the LT just ' flange it back to the original plot line.
  • * 2007:' balor, ''Changing the metaphysics'' on Rule 7 [http://forums.rule7.co.uk/Topic28357-44-2.aspx] 'Oh look , the amulet of ' flange has been activated, this means all Paladins now only have one heal per day instead of two.'
  • A vulva.
  • * 2001:' tedfat, '''''Flange !!!! in alt.society.nottingham [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.society.nottingham/browse_thread/thread/7d1653d74a6ac61b/4fdf1b47e3e1bb70?lnk=st&q=%22her+flange%22&rnum=9&hl=en#4fdf1b47e3e1bb70]
    • I was in bed the other day with the missus and I asked to see her flange . Imagine my surprise when she got up went downstairs to my toolbox and brought me up a metal looking object called a flange!!!!! Needless to say when she asked to see my nuts the next time I obliged by doing exactly the same as her.
  • * 2003: Ray Gordon, Hot Sheets [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1562013920&id=c4hY8RgKlGgC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=flange+fuck&sig=8rlmxhjFq0jxtxQ_cW333gA5u5Q&hl=en]
    • 'God, she's got a tight flange !' the plumber gasped, splaying the girl's buttocks and focusing on her O-ring.
  • (rare, humorous) The collective noun for a group of baboons.
  • * 2006 , Rick Crosier - Getting Away with Murder
    • (I suspect they hired a flange of baboons to mind the house.)

    Synonyms

    * (collective noun for a group of baboons) congress

    Verb

    (flang)
  • To be bent into a flange.
  • To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.

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