Thesaurus results for CARAFE

carafe

noun

Definition of carafe

as in decanter

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Recent Examples of carafe And wind down on Relic NoDa’s rope swings while sharing a cheap carafe. — Laura Horne july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 Each carafe holds 35 ounces and features a narrow neck for easier pouring. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 The right carafe is also just really nice to look at. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026 There are water filling stations on every floor, and water bottles and glass carafes in every room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carafe

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Noun

The bourbon is really good, but even a cool throwback decanter doesn’t justify paying double the price.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
The lobby, decked out in light fixtures made from antique crystal decanters, is a wonder in itself.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of decanter

Noun

Before my arrival, the Belâawane’s caravan comprised 200 goats, two dogs to help herd the goats, two chickens for eggs, and three donkeys to transport the chickens, tea kettles, jugs for water, blankets, and other food and camp supplies.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of jug

Noun

Not exactly the most famous names in Major League Baseball, sure, but an example of the Rays' depth and ability to create tough matchups for opposing pitchers up and down the lineup.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
His head hits the table, a pitcher drops to the floor and explodes.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

For Japanese-style short-grain white rice, a rough stovetop starting point is 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of water per cup of rice.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Tents are set up along the river for everyone to have a place to warm up, get a cup of coffee or a change of clothes.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cup

Noun

After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum.

— Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023

Definition of flagon

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