Definitions for teacups

teacups tea·cup

Spelling: [tee-kuhp]
IPA: /ˈtiˌkʌp/

Teacups is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in teacups (acepstu).

Definitions for teacups

noun

  1. a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
  2. a teacupful.

Idioms

  1. tempest in a teacup / teapot, a disturbance or uproar about little or nothing: Also, storm in a teacup.

Origin of teacups

First recorded in 1690-1700; tea + cup

Examples for teacups

The teacups of whom the least has been heard at our table are the Tutor and the Musician.

She does not care a copper for the looks that are going round The teacups.

It wouldn't be famous; you'd have to make use of the teacups, and they'd get broken.

We were sitting together in a very quiet way over our teacups.

I have been the reporter, as you have seen, of my own conversation and that of the other teacups.

Why may not some one of the lady teacups have played the part of a masculine lover?

There were some great discussions on art, over the teacups after supper.

The young Doctor paused, and looked round among The teacups.

She was nervous, could hardly reach the teacups from the shelves.

The teacups jumped from their saucers as it thumped on the board.

Word Value for teacups
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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