carafe

noun

Definition of carafenext
as in decanter

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Recent Examples of carafe There are water filling stations on every floor, and water bottles and glass carafes in every room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Momosé is supported by chef de cuisine Andrew Mainor and a team trained to notice every detail, from the temperature of a water carafe to the way a guest is greeted at the door. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Assistant General Manager, Anna Price Olson suggests putting a carafe of water and small glasses by the bar area so everyone has easy access to it. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 May 2026 Keep only essentials like a lamp, a small tray for glasses or remotes, and a carafe of water. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carafe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carafe
  1. decanter
  2. jug
  3. pitcher
  4. cup
  5. flagon
  6. bottle
Noun
  • 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
  • The design of the bottle certainly has something to do with it, a fetching, retrol-looking glass decanter with a tax strip that provides information about when the whiskey was distilled and bottled.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Definition of decanter
Noun
  • Filling buckets, keeping jugs by the door, checking the faucet each morning – for many Puerto Ricans, that routine was in place long before now.
    — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Officials on the island have deployed portable water tankers to communities, allowing residents to fill up containers and plastic jugs while their service is cut off.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of jug
Noun
  • In the bottom of the sixth inning, New Jersey pitcher/shortstop Mason Rincon homered to center field to win the game for the Metro region champions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cubs pitcher David Peterson was coming out of the bullpen to pitch in the eighth inning after the fight took place, and the umpires were chuckling.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Noun
  • Visitors are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles or cups.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tacos at the waffle place, waffles at the chicken place; our cups indeed runneth over.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cup
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
  • Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum.
    — Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023
Definition of flagon
Noun
  • If cave paintings tell the stories of the earliest human life, factices — the once-ubiquitous oversized perfume bottle replicas — play a similar role in revealing the histories of fragrance.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.
    — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle

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