tankard

noun

Definition of tankardnext
as in beaker

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Recent Examples of tankard According to the Harry Potter website, the beverage could be served warm and foaming in tankards or cold in bottles and tasted like a less-sweet butterscotch. — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024 Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024 In the worst-case scenario—when LNG makes long journeys on old, polluting tankards—the fuel is 274 percent worse for the environment than coal is. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tankard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tankard
  1. beaker
  2. stein
  3. cup
  4. goblet
  5. chalice
Noun
  • Many labs currently use a basic setup involving an electrolyte solution and two electrodes in an open beaker.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • The final tear drawn from the once overflowing beaker.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Definition of beaker
Noun
  • For another, just ask any of the smiling stein-cradling kellnerinnen inside the 2,500-seat Hippodrom tent.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Definition of stein
Noun
  • Several attempts finished just short or caught the edge of the cup.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • In true British fashion, Bellingham was holding a cup of barbecue beans in the photo.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • It’s served in a colorful goblet with a stick of fragrant palo santo, which your server will light to perfume the drink before your first sip.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • 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
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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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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