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# teacup

noun (a teacup, teacups)

«teacup» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A teacup is a cup used for drinking tea, often with a handle and a saucer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#m1)
2. A teacup can also be the amount a teacup holds, used in old recipes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life teacups appear at tea parties and at Gran's house. In stories teacups show politeness and old-fashioned homes. The phrase «a storm in a teacup» (UK; US «a tempest in a teapot») means a lot of fuss about something small. Phrases: a teacup and saucer, a storm in a teacup.

### Examples

- Gran poured the tea into her best teacups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x1)
- I broke a teacup when I was washing up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x2)
- We had a teddy bears' tea party with tiny teacups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x3)
- Add one teacup of flour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x4)
- Their argument was just a storm in a teacup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x5)
- The teacup had a pattern of roses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/#x6)

### Note

One word: teacup. Countable. In old recipes a teacup is a rough measure, not exact. Not the same as a mug (bigger, no saucer).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «teacup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teacup/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«teacup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teacup.html) on Mova free.