teacup B1 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈtiːkʌp/ UK /ˈtiːkʌp/ See IPA manual Freq #30779 Meanings 1 noun a small cup, usually with a handle and saucer, used for drinking tea The Hatter entered the courtroom holding a teacup in one hand. 2 noun the amount that a teacup can hold, sometimes used as an informal measure The old recipe calls for a teacup of milk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small cup, usually with a... tea cup 2 noun · the amount that a teacup... teacupful Word family Forms teacups Derived forms teacupfulteacuplike Related forms teacupsaucerteapot Appears in Idioms (1) See all a storm in a teacup A great deal of fuss made about a trivial matter. Etymology A compound of tea and cup, recorded in English from the seventeenth century as tea drinking and purpose-made tea services became more widespread. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # teacup **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtiːkʌp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtiːkʌp/ **Frequency rank:** 30779 ## Meanings 1. a small cup, usually with a handle and saucer, used for drinking tea 2. the amount that a teacup can hold, sometimes used as an informal measure ## Examples - The Hatter entered the courtroom holding a teacup in one hand. - The old recipe calls for a teacup of milk. ## Synonyms - tea cup - teacupful ## Derived Forms - teacupful - teacuplike ## Related Forms - tea - cup - saucer - teapot ## Etymology A compound of tea and cup, recorded in English from the seventeenth century as tea drinking and purpose-made tea services became more widespread. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown