Look up: Beaker

1. beaker
   [n] - a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic 2. [n] - a cup (usually without a handle)
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2. Beaker
   Beakers are a distinctive group of pots belonging to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. They are usually found in graves accompanying inhumations. It is unknown what beakers held - various liquids and syrups are suggested. They are often found in graves and cists with other grave goods, inclu...
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3. beaker
   Drinking cup without handles or stem, and usually with a foot rim. Early beakers were made in wood, glass and pottery, although from the 11thC there were silver, silver-gilt and gold examples. British beakers are usually more plainly decorated that their continental counterparts. In the 18thC, glasses generally replaced beakers for table use.
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4. Beaker
   Beak'er (bēk'ẽr) noun [ Middle English biker ; akin to Icelandic bikarr , Swedish bägare , Danish baeger , German becher , Italian bicchiere ; -- all from Late Latin bicarium , probably f...
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5. beaker
   A thin glass vessel, with a lip (beak) for pouring, used as containers for liquids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. beaker
   noun a cup (usually without a handle)
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7. beaker
   (bēk´әr) a round laboratory vessel of various materials, usually with parallel sides and often with a pouring spout.
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8. Beaker
   • (n.) A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard. • (n.) An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat.
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9. Beaker
   Beaker is slang for a fowl, a chicken.
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10. Beaker
    Beaker is slang for a fowl, a chicken.
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11. beaker
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bē′kĕr Definitions: 1. A thin glass vessel, with a lip (beak) for pouring, used as containers for liquids.
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12. Beaker
    A beaker was, during the middle-ages and until the 20th century, a large-mouthed, handleless drinking vessel. During the 20th century the term came to be applied to a metal, or usually plastic, drinking vessel, again without handles - thus differentiating it from the glass tumbler. In archaeology, t...
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13. Beaker
    a distinctive kind of pottery associated with the people who placed them in graves.
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14. beaker
    Drinking cup without handles or stem, and usually with a foot rim. Early beakers were made in wood, glass and pottery, although from the 11thC there were silver, silver-gilt and gold examples. British beakers are usually more plainly decorated that their continental counterparts. In the 18thC, glasses generally replaced beakers for table use.
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15. Beaker
    (archaeology) . Blown and relief-cut glass. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.A `beaker` is a small ceramic or metal drinking vessel shaped to be held in the hands. Archaeologists identify several different types including the butt beaker, the claw beaker and the rough-cast beaker, however ...
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16. Beaker
    (musician) `Beaker` is a pseudonym for David Strasser, a Christian songwriter and musician well-known for his collaborations with artist Rich Mullins. He received his nickname as a young man, when friends said he looked like Beaker the Muppet. When Beaker was in the seventh grade, his youth p...
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17. Beaker
    (Muppet) `Beaker` is a Muppet character from The Muppet Show. He is the shy, long-suffering assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and is likewise named for a piece of laboratory equipment, although his shape more closely resembles a Graduated cylinder. Description and history: During the f...
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18. Beaker
    (drinkware) A `beaker` is a beverage container, and a term used in parts of the UK. A beaker is typically a non-disposable plastic or ceramic cup or mug without a handle, much like a laboratory beaker. Beaker is particularly commonly used to describe a lidded cup designed for toddlers or smal...
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19. Beaker
    (glassware) A `beaker` is a simple container for stirring, mixing and heating liquids commonly used in many laboratories. Beakers are generally cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom and a lip for pouring.<ref name=OED>Oxford English Dictionary 1989 edition--> Many also have a small spou...
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