teacup
16
1.0
- noun
- /ˈtiːkʌp/
:
taza de té
- "The heavy, unfamiliar tray hindered my progress; delicate teacups slid on their bits of lace."
- teacup saucer
- teapot and teacup
- porcelain teacup
Like I, I broke my favorite teacup.
- Like I, I broke my favorite teacup.
- It's funny that I picked up my teacup right before you ask that because there's a handle, right?
- You, there are really a lot of things you can do with teacups, but you get the cleanest sound for this particular standing wave.
- Well, you know, this is like this is actually a, a teacup.
- So I painted these little flowers on it, and now it looks like it belongs to somebody who crochets, like, little teacups and portraits of Guinea pigs.
- You want a replica teacup from the Titanic autographed by Abraham Lincoln's cousin, bro?
- Each page of this journal is made from genuine tree meat and specially crafted to be double sided, which means you can write down twice as many poems about a broken teacup.
Examples
-
A scone fell right into her Ladyship's teacup!
-
I remembered Liu, cradling the teacup in his hands, smiling at me.
Fiction book (1991) -
The woman remained frozen, the teacup on the way to her mouth.
-
Would you have us deny it?" Elizabeth set down her teacup and got up.
Fiction book (1994) -
Very carefully, she replaced her teacup on its black and gold saucer.
Fiction book (1996) -
My mother rested her teacup on the arm of the sofa.
Fiction book (1994) -
Baines comes in with his teacup dwarfed in his big hands.
Fiction book (1993) -
M.C. starts to hand out teacups while Harry pours everyone a drink.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mrs. Oldenshield pointed at his teacup, which was rattling in its saucer.
Fiction book (1993) -
She poured the hot tea into the delicate teacup and handed it to her guest.
Synonyms
846
1.0
A small open container with a handle for drinking liquids
Compounds
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teacup is made from tea and cup, so it literally means 'a cup for drinking tea'.