beaker
(noun) a cup (usually without a handle)
beaker
(noun) a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
beaker (plural beakers)
A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
A mug.
(slang, Antarctica) A scientist.
• (drinking vessel without a handle): glass (2nd definition), tumbler
• breake, e-brake, rebake
Source: Wiktionary
Beak"er, n. Etym: [OE. biker; akin to Icel. bikarr, Sw. bägare, Dan. baeger, G. becher, It. bicchiere; -- all fr. LL. bicarium, prob. fr. Gr. wine jar, or perh. L. bacar wine vessel. Cf. Pitcher a jug.]
1. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.
2. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
