teacups

noun

plural of teacup
as in cups

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  1. cups
  2. goblets
  3. glasses
  4. chalices
Noun
  • Add vanilla if desired, mix well and chill for one hour before serving in chilled parfait cups.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Response to the creamery—its array of luscious ice creams in the form of cups, cones, shakes, floats, and sundaes—exceeded his expectations.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of cups
Noun
  • Fort Worth’s streets were lined with restaurants serving brisket, ribs, sausage and cold beer in frosted goblets.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
  • So far, large quantities of undamaged Chinese porcelain have been identified, together with parts of chandeliers, goblets, bottles and barrels of grain.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of goblets
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  • Headquartered in the northern Indian city of Faridabad, Lenskart sells everything from glasses to sunglasses to eyewear accessories both online and through a network of stores.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One particularly stubborn bottleneck automatically sent recruits who wore glasses for screening for rare disqualifying eye conditions, a requirement officials eventually scrapped.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of glasses
Noun
  • The Phoenix couple began collecting 21 years ago after visiting an antique-books store in Manhattan and, since then, have assembled about 7,000 items, including centuries-old chalices, vases, documents and other objects.
    — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Definition of chalices
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