Get to know Teacup better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cup.
Teacup meaning
- A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
- A unit of measure; a teacupful.
Synonyms of Teacup
Using Teacup
- The main meaning on this page is: A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set. | A unit of measure; a teacupful.
- Useful related words include: teacupful, containerful, cup.
- In the example corpus, teacup often appears in combinations such as: in teacup, teacup as.
Context around Teacup
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Teacup
- In this selection, "teacup" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, decorative, races, joins, roundabout, stars and pomeranians stand out and add context to how "teacup" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in a teacup and an empty teacup without dropping. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "teacup" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with teacup
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To many, this is a storm in a teacup. (9 words)
Their impish attempts to cook up a storm in a teacup are mischievious. (13 words)
In the end, it is nothing but a storm in a teacup!” he said. (14 words)
The club said the row was a "storm in a teacup" and insisted that the wellbeing centre would be built on one of several long-term derelict sites in the Ferguslie area, and not on land owned by St Mirren. (40 words)
But that’s not all: She also wanted her Sinistea to be “authentic,” which means that it’s one of the select few members of its species with a rare mark on the bottom of its teacup. (37 words)
She wants to be useful to her great-aunt Charlotte (Lynda Baron), and to Charlotte’s housekeeper, Miss Banks (Morwenna Banks), but she can’t relieve Charlotte of an empty teacup without dropping it on the floor. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The club said the row was a "storm in a teacup" and insisted that the wellbeing centre would be built on one of several long-term derelict sites in the Ferguslie area, and not on land owned by St Mirren.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra's 200-megapixel sensor brings out details and color in this decorative teacup.
There’s also great events for children with Juggling Jake’s circus skills tent, Hollycross Farm Pets, face painting, children’s races, teacup roundabout and the giant inflatable slide and bungees.
In the end, it is nothing but a storm in a teacup!” he said.
Right into the teacup, as we like to call it, priority that the secretary had provided.
Showrunner Ian McCulloch joins Teacup stars Scott Speedman and Chaske Spencer to preview their new Peacock horror series while at San Diego Comic-Con.
To many, this is a storm in a teacup.
But that’s not all: She also wanted her Sinistea to be “authentic,” which means that it’s one of the select few members of its species with a rare mark on the bottom of its teacup.
I’ve since learned that some dog lovers might not consider “Micro-teacup Pomeranians” to be “real” dogs.
Pour the wax into a favorite vessel, such as a mason jar or delicate teacup.
She wants to be useful to her great-aunt Charlotte (Lynda Baron), and to Charlotte’s housekeeper, Miss Banks (Morwenna Banks), but she can’t relieve Charlotte of an empty teacup without dropping it on the floor.
However, no matter the denials, what is unfolding, before our very eyes is more than a storm in a teacup.
To the Sterling camp it was nothing more than a scratch, evidence that this really was a storm in a St George’s Park restaurant teacup.
Adesina, however, said the party was only trying to distract Nigerians, stressing that the concerns raised by the PDP were a mere “storm in a teacup”.
I knew something was wrong when my normally happy mother suddenly smashed her prized Royal Albert tranquil garden teacup against the wall in a wave of hot Darjeeling.
Put it this way: Oriole is ideal whether you prefer drinking from a crystal tumbler, a teacup or, er, a silver crocodile.
Reese Witherspoon—actress, production company head, and drinker of whiskey in a teacup as of late, particularly in support of the Times Up movement, both in Hollywood and outside of it.
Something strange happened on Tuesday morning when the death of Winnie Mandela took centre stage at the ABC, cutting out the never-ending cricket storm in a teacup.
Their impish attempts to cook up a storm in a teacup are mischievious.
According to her version, Emmeline set her teacup down and walked silently out of the room, leaving Sylvia in tears.
Common combinations with teacup
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in teacup 8×
- teacup as 2×