Meaning

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

    Teetasse

    ча́йная ча́шкаčájnaja čáška, ча́шкаčáška

  2. A unit of measure; a teacupful.

More definitions
  • a cup from which tea is drunk
  • as much as a teacup will hold

Examples

36 sentences
  1. This teacup is translucent.

    Ця чайна чашка напівпрозора.

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  2. The edge of that teacup is chipped.

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

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

    deIch bin erschöpft, deshalb werde ich es ruhig angehen lassen und ins Teetassenkarussel einsteigen.

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  5. Tom clearly hopes that Mary won't notice that he broke one of her expensive teacups.

    deTom hofft inbrünstig, dass Maria nicht merkt, dass er eine ihrer teuren Teetassen zu Bruch gehen ließ.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cup for drinking tea:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cup for drinking tea:

Origin

From tea + cup.

From tea + cup.

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Forms

plural: teacups

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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