beaker
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout,…A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
» Broken test tubes, cracked beakers - the work of careless students in the laboratory.
Meaning
5 sensesA flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
Becherglas
стака́нstakán, мензу́ркаmenzúrka
A drinking vessel without a handle.
Becher
стака́нstakán, пиа́лаpiála, ку́бокkúbok
a cup (usually without a handle)
A mug.
Becher
кру́жкаkrúžka
An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
(slang)A scientist.
Examples
3 sentencesBroken test tubes, cracked beakers - the work of careless students in the laboratory.
Everything that surrounds the princess is golden: tables, chairs, dishes, beakers, and furniture.
The Beaker People were named after the shape of their pots.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English bekyr, biker, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cFrom Middle English bekyr, biker, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cup”), from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī, from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), of disputed origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “earthenware jug, wine jar”), or from Latin bacarium (“wine vat, vase”).
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