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carafes

noun

plural of carafe
as in decanters

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  1. decanters
  2. jugs
  3. pitchers
  4. bottles
  5. cups
  6. ewers
  7. flagons
Noun
  • Monogrammed towels, bathrobes and slippers featuring the hotel’s initials, and mineral water in cut glass decanters lend additional touches of luxury.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Even Puqio, with its hodgepodge of antiques, cowhide rugs, and crystal decanters filled with pisco and rum, felt like a time warp to a bygone era of exploration.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of decanters
Noun
  • Distilled water can be purchased in gallon jugs, which should last you quite a while to keep one Venus flytrap hydrated.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Milagros Pica Quiñones’ small concrete home is an untamed menagerie of bottles, paint buckets, bleach and laundry detergent jugs.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of jugs
Noun
  • The family brunch also comes with pitchers of sangria or mimosas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • A lot of pitchers, a lot of position players here, players that can play all over the field.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pitchers
Noun
  • Simons argued in the motion that a Snapchat photo that allegedly showed Sadowski holding two shooter bottles of liquor in his vehicle was improperly submitted and led to prejudicial evidence.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • The lack of an alternative striker to Haaland could be problematic if the 26-year-old misses any significant period, and given Trafford played an important role in City winning two domestic cups last season, Rulli will have a lot to live up to.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Custom drinks include the Need a Little Limoncello, Spritz All the Time, and Me and You Mocktail, all served in souvenir light-up cups.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cups
Noun
  • Somewhere between Venice and Paris, just as afternoon tea was served—raspberry tartlets and biscotti squisiti, coffee poured from silver ewers into porcelain cups—JR, the French artist known for his public installations, was starting to freak out.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of ewers
Noun
  • After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of flagons
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“Carafes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carafes. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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