teacup

/ˈtiː.kʌp/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

cracked, hot, small, tiny, translucent, white

VERB + TEACUP

edge, go, hold, placed, put, rinsed, spilled, storm

TEACUP + NOUN

egg, water

PREP.

down, from, in, into, on, on, with

ADV.

almost

Definitions

noun

A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

"There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.

A unit of measure; a teacupful.

adj

Of an animal, smaller than average.

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Synonyms

noun — as much as a teacup will hold

teacupful

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.

Wiktionary

There is a small teacup and an egg on the table.

Tatoeba · #39605

I'm tired. I just want to go on the teacup ride and take it easy.

Tatoeba · #317790

This is not the proper way to hold a teacup.

Tatoeba · #1676046

The teacup fell down and shattered.

Tatoeba · #5676707

Storm in a teacup.

Tatoeba · #5707105

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