Teacup
/ˈtiː.kʌp/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
""There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides."
- 2 a cup from which tea is drunk wordnet
- 3 A unit of measure; a teacupful.
- 4 as much as a teacup will hold wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of an animal, smaller than average. not-comparable
Example
More examples"There is a small teacup and an egg on the table."
Etymology
From tea + cup.