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beaker

noun

Definition of beaker

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

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Messi beat Balenziaga twice, as well as three other Athletic players, during a crazy dribble that belonged in a school playground, not a cup final.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
The existing Illy Art Collection of cups and mugs, by his account, is the largest of its kind in the world.

— Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of cup

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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

That collection includes serving trays, platters, linens, vases, and wine goblets with pops of blues and yellows for a coastal vibe.

— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The first is designed with standard drinks in mind, while the second one is made specifically for wine goblets.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

Definition of goblet

Noun

The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.

— SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Definition of chalice

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