: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Here’s a great piece from this week: A month after the first signs of smoke and flame, victims are still mourning the loss of small things, a snapshot or a teacup.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Her character died after drinking a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills provided to her by Claire (Hayley Erin) while surrounded by members of the Newman family, including Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle), according to Soap Opera Digest.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Sinuous vines, mosses and fungi — some looking like luminescent teacups, others like miniature red lava lamps — grew anywhere there was space.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Look for mismatched plates and teacups to create a more effortless and whimsical look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Her character died after drinking a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills provided to her by Claire (Hayley Erin) while surrounded by members of the Newman family, including Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle), according to Soap Opera Digest.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Sinuous vines, mosses and fungi — some looking like luminescent teacups, others like miniature red lava lamps — grew anywhere there was space.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Look for mismatched plates and teacups to create a more effortless and whimsical look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teacup
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
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