cask

«cask» in Mova's school dictionary: A large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a cask, casks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by metal hoops, used for holding wine, beer, water or other liquids. tree →

2) The amount a cask holds. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories about ships and pirates, casks hold fresh water, rum or gunpowder. Coopers are the craftspeople who make casks. In The Wind in the Willows, the Sea Rat tells of sailing on ships through ports full of wine and goods. In maths, casks may appear in volume and capacity problems.

examples

• The sailors rolled the casks onto the ship. tree →
• A cask of fresh water was kept on deck. tree →
• The cooper hammered the hoops round the cask. tree →
• The cellar was full of old wine casks. tree →
• Each cask holds 50 litres; how much do 4 casks hold? tree →
• The pirate sat on a cask of rum. tree →
• His luggage consisted of a great cask. tree →

note

Countable. Similar: barrel, keg (smaller), tun (huge). Do not confuse with casket (a small box, or in the US a coffin) or mask.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cask» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.