drinking container (noun)

  • 1drinking glass — noun a container for holding liquids while drinking • Syn: ↑glass • Derivationally related forms: ↑glass (for: ↑glass) • Hypernyms: ↑container …

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  • 2drinking water — noun a) Water that is intended to be ingested by humans. b) Water intended to be ingested by humans, sealed in a container, having no added ingredients except perhaps antimicrobial agents and/or fluoride, and passing certain tests for color, odor …

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  • 3beaker — noun Brit. a tall plastic drinking container. ↘a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use. ↘archaic a large drinking container with a wide mouth. Origin ME: from ON bikarr, perh. based on Gk bikos drinking bowl …

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  • 4drinker — noun 1》 a person who drinks. 2》 a large brownish moth, the caterpillar of which is noted for drinking dew. [Euthrix potatoria.] 3》 a drinking container for an animal …

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  • 5glass — noun 1》 a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime.     ↘ornaments and other articles made from glass.     ↘greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively. 2》 a drinking container… …

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  • 6horn — noun 1》 an outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, etc.     ↘a hardened woolly outgrowth occurring singly or one behind another on the snout of a rhinoceros.… …

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  • 7rhyton — [ rʌɪtɒn, rɪtɒn] noun (plural rhytons or rhyta rʌɪtə, rɪtə) an ancient Greek drinking container in the form of an animal s head or a horn, with the drinking hole at the lower or pointed end. Origin from Gk rhuton, neut. of rhutos flowing ;… …

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  • 8glass — ► NOUN 1) a hard, brittle, usually transparent or translucent substance made by fusing sand with soda and lime. 2) a drinking container made of glass. 3) chiefly Brit. a mirror. 4) a lens or optical instrument, in particular a monocle or a… …

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  • 9glassful — glass ► NOUN 1) a hard, brittle, usually transparent or translucent substance made by fusing sand with soda and lime. 2) a drinking container made of glass. 3) chiefly Brit. a mirror. 4) a lens or optical instrument, in particular a monocle or a… …

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  • 10glassware — glass ► NOUN 1) a hard, brittle, usually transparent or translucent substance made by fusing sand with soda and lime. 2) a drinking container made of glass. 3) chiefly Brit. a mirror. 4) a lens or optical instrument, in particular a monocle or a… …

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