Beaker

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  • noun. A wide cylindrical glass vessel with a pouring lip, used as a laboratory container and mixing jar.
  • noun. A large drinking cup with a wide mouth.
  • noun. The quantity that a beaker holds.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A large drinking-vessel with a wide mouth.
  • noun. A glass vessel used by chemists, usually for making solutions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.
  • noun. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
  • noun. A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
  • noun. A mug.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
  • noun. a cup (usually without a handle)
  • Word Usage
    "What's going on in the beaker is actually quite a complex set of chemical reactions."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cup  jar  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Speaker  bleaker  leaker  meaker  meeker  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bottle  bowl  bucket  cans  container  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    glass