beaker

noun

Definition of beakernext
as in cup

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Recent Examples of beaker Cabinets for storage of glassware, and a general clutter of beakers, wiring, and machinery. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 Think of when oil and water are put in a beaker together. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026 Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood. — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaker
  1. cup
  2. tankard
  3. stein
  4. goblet
  5. chalice
Noun
  • Pampered pooches lucky enough to visit the resort are spoiled with a seemingly never-ending supply of biscuits, pup cups, and a dedicated menu (available at the restaurant and via room service) to call their own.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Thoughtful details like an insulated cooler bin, activity/snack tray, cup holder, generous storage, and four accessory hooks help keep kids comfortable and everything parents need within reach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of tankard
Noun
  • For $20, guests could fill a commemorative plastic stein with one of these brews.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Few people lifting a stein here would guess that beer consumption is down worldwide.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of stein
Noun
  • For dessert the restaurant often serves a gluten-free carrot cake ice cream sandwich with caramel sauce in a silver goblet.
    — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Goblet Squat The goblet squat strengthens the entire lower body, especially the quadriceps.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of goblet
Noun
  • Ben and Victor are suspicious of Kriste for immediately grabbing her chalice.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The priest reportedly sold them the chalice for $19,440, with the jeweler believing that the money was going to help the church’s finances, authorities said.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of chalice

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“Beaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaker. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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