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beaker

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles.
Origin: From , biker, from , from , from , from , of disputed origin. Possibly from , or from . Cognate with , , , , .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

A drinking vessel without a handle.

at every meal break he shambled into the galley black-fingered and smelling of engine-grease and concrete floors, to contemplate over his meal the beakers at their round tables chatting away, completely oblivious
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  • “When Starbucks learn to serve coffee in a china cup instead of a plastic beaker, maybe I'll stop laughing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Beaker at Furnal Equinox 2025 Mercury ( www.furaffinity.net/user/mercury ) as Beaker ✂️: @apoxonindustries.bsky.social See more photos: www.furtrack.com/user/kakurad... flic.kr/s/aHBqjCvBYX #fursuit #furnalEquinox #FE2025”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Good morning. Heres my cat pics for this morning......its Beaker. Beaker is my black cat. he is often referred to as a "defective Costco Sale, Kirkland brand, imitation pirate parrot in need of a product safety recall notice." (Because...He sits on my shoulder. A lot)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hallazgo #8956: El gato Beaker lo usó de rascador. Estabilidad: 5/5. El precio cayó a €12.5 (era €13.06). Derek dice que es aerodinámico al ser lanzado por el aire. Probado y aprobado. 🐱📸 #TheFindLab #LabTest #Smartphone #MiniTripod #phonegimbalstabilize #TheFindLab #tested”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I saw a recent Antiques Roadshow re-run where the Swedish ancestor of a lady was paid a bonus for a particularly good 19th century whaling season with a silver beaker filled with gold coins (unfortunately only the beaker remained)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(archaeology) An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.

The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles.
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  • “We're all immigrants, it's just a matter of how far back you look. And I'm pure-blood Beaker 😜”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I realized that honey lemonade in a 1L beaker does in fact look like very unhealthy urine. So, I made a second liter to put in the fridge.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*hands healing potion that's just a bunch of cured ham stuffed in a beaker*”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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