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beaker

/ˈbiːkɚ/ noun C2
  1. A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
  2. A drinking vessel without a handle.
  3. A mug.
  4. 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.
  5. A scientist. (slang)

Plural beakers

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