stein

noun

ˈstīn 

: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer

also : the quantity of beer that a stein holds

Examples of stein in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Listen to this article As is the tradition in Vista during Memorial Day weekend, thousands of folks will take part in festivities at a street fair centered around strawberries, from pie eating to ice cream sundae contests and beer stein holding competitions. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025

Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results. —Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025

The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged). —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024

Customers can also purchase the steins in person at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from German Steingut stoneware, from Stein stone + Gut goods

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stein

• brine
• cline
• dine
• fein
• fine
• gwine
• hine
• jain
• klein
• kline
• line
• mine

Kids Definition

stein

noun

ˈstīn 

: a pottery mug for beer

Biographical Definition

Stein 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

ˈstīn 

Gertrude 1874–1946 American writer

Stein

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

ˈshtīn  ˈstīn 

(Heinrich Friedrich) Karl 1757–1831 Freiherr vom und zum Stein Prussian statesman