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noun

plural of mug
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as in cups
a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking a coffee mug

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as in thugs
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves

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as in faces
the front part of the head she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore

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as in mouths
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal keep your mug shut and listen up

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as in scowls
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval an involuntary mug at the revolting sight

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as in suckers
chiefly British one who is easily deceived or cheated the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug

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as in idiots
chiefly British a stupid person what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?

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mugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mug
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as in grimaces
to distort one's face every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces

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as in photographs
to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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Recent Examples of mugs
Noun
Collectors can discover vintage ceramic jugs, mugs and teapots. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Employee beverages in open mugs were on the food preparation tables. — Vince Basada august 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Next door, the Mayberry Motor Inn gift shop offers every imaginable Mayberry souvenir, including mugs, cookbooks, and apparel. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Jazz up your morning coffee routine with the Flower Market mugs in a variety of colors that coordinate with matching florals to use color and pattern like a designer at home. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 July 2026 Along the walls is limited-edition Clash of Clans merchandise, including a Hog Rider action figure, skeleton stickers and limited-edition mugs and T-shirts. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 One of them is NikNax, an online thrifting marketplace that now has over 5,000 sellers listing all sorts of resale items from mugs to trading cards, according to a report from CNBC Make It. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 Wire cutters, car starters, broken coffee mugs—anything at hand became a weapon. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 Most of our interviews would take place in his front room while Jean brought through endless supplies of hot, buttered toast, bacon sandwiches and mugs of tea. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
The video never provides an answer for this question, even as Kennedy plays pickleball, then mugs for the camera, then soaks in a Jacuzzi with a glass of milk, all while still in jeans. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugs
  1. cups
  2. thugs
  3. faces
  4. mouths
  5. scowls
  6. suckers
  7. idiots
  8. grimaces
Noun
  • Multiply that by the three to five cups required for a loaf of bread, and your end product’s consistency will be off.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Spread half of batter (about 1 3/4 cups) into prepared pan, and sprinkle with half of streusel.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cups
Noun
  • Shortly after his big win, he’s attacked by two thugs in a parking garage.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • The night of the title fight, Duke is attacked by two thugs who smash his hand with a hammer and, in the ensuing chaos, kill somebody close to him.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of thugs
Noun
  • There are a lot of new faces; some old, familiar faces are nowhere to be found; and some of those that did return have new jobs.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Some diligently blur out the faces of guests who are in the vicinity and captured on camera.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of faces
Noun
  • Individuals can be contagious with Salmonella, because the disease can be spread when an infected individual touches surfaces and then others touch them and then put their hands in their mouths.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The turbulence pushes unwanted particles away from the coral’s surface while redirecting nutrients toward polyps’ mouths.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mouths
Noun
  • One of the series’ most creative elements is the variety of scowls Graham deploys while arguing with Hezekiah, Mary, or his younger brother, Treacle (James Nelson-Joyce), a pragmatic family man who represents everything Sugar’s life could have been if he weren’t filled with so much self-loathing.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of scowls
Noun
  • The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of suckers
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots
Verb
  • Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
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