: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Keep small pets like cats and teacup-sized dogs safely indoors at night.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Using a dual-sided brush, Bieber started by applying her pocket blush in the raspberry pink shade teacup across her cheekbone and the bridge of her nose before adding a touch of candy apple red to the highpoint of the apple of her cheek before blending out.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
From the outset, Euphonic Sounds presents itself as a spinning teacup ride, owing as much to Ragger’s gonzo instrumentation as the music’s natural buoyancy.
—Aly Eleanor, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Using a dual-sided brush, Bieber started by applying her pocket blush in the raspberry pink shade teacup across her cheekbone and the bridge of her nose before adding a touch of candy apple red to the highpoint of the apple of her cheek before blending out.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
From the outset, Euphonic Sounds presents itself as a spinning teacup ride, owing as much to Ragger’s gonzo instrumentation as the music’s natural buoyancy.
—Aly Eleanor, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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