: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Things in my head are spinning around like teacups.
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Our fellow guests were all seated at garden tables, nibbling sandwiches cut into little triangles and sipping from fancy teacups.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
An olive placed in a teacup by the hostess got them martinis, while a lime wedge forecast margaritas.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Find instructions here, and thrift stylish vessels like jars, teacups, and copper bowls.
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Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Our fellow guests were all seated at garden tables, nibbling sandwiches cut into little triangles and sipping from fancy teacups.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
An olive placed in a teacup by the hostess got them martinis, while a lime wedge forecast margaritas.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Find instructions here, and thrift stylish vessels like jars, teacups, and copper bowls.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for teacup
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
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