tureen

noun

Definition of tureennext
as in bowl

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Recent Examples of tureen The delegates would have started with tureens of soup set at both ends of the table. — Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 Place the soup in a tureen and add the raw whole egg right from shell to garnish soup. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 There are soup tureens, pitchers, teapots, and (of course) dishes. — Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025 While waiting for the rice to cook, most Nature Pagoda customers order mini tureens of herbal soups, such as black chicken with either ginseng or a blend of Chinese herbs. — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tureen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tureen
  1. bowl
  2. casserole
  3. platter
  4. cup
  5. teacup
  6. goblet
  7. glass
  8. saucer
Noun
  • Take oyakodon, a saucy chicken and egg rice bowl, or mapo tofu, where spicy tofu sings with ground meat.
    — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This countertop-friendly frozen dessert machine features five delicious presets for ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowls and frozen yogurt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bowl
Noun
  • Loaded with chicken, this casserole is a perfect main dish to serve alongside steamed rice, garlic bread, or a bright vegetable side dish.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That might be a big casserole of stuffing, a batch of chocolate chip cookies, or any situation in which adding too little salt would be a hard deficit to overcome later on.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of casserole
Noun
  • Pile them onto a platter with toothpicks, or put out slider buns and let people build their own.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Brownie Trio Fall Platter This fall brownie platter is perfect for a fall party or tailgate.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of platter
Noun
  • The sauce uses a cup of white wine, so there’s most of a bottle left to enjoy with dinner.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Using a coffee cup that Tanzer threw out, the investigators confirmed Tanzer’s DNA was found on Beatty’s dress.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Myers said these teacup animals usually come about through reproductive technology and selective breeding, where people repeatedly breed the smallest animals, then use the smallest offspring to reproduce.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a giant teacup — stripped down to primer gray — in the spray paint bay waiting for its new coats.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of teacup
Noun
  • Matchbooks in Gap’s signature blue shade filled a silver goblet nearby, seemingly serving as a reminder to notice the small things.
    — Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Seashell cocktail goblets, sumptuous carpets, and soft fabric wall drapes in dreamy baby blue evoke silver screen-era Vegas.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of goblet
Noun
  • Sky & Vine Rooftop Bar serves up cocktails and wine by the glass alongside casual fare like patatas bravas and lobster corn dogs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of glass
Noun
  • Goddard said she was amused during last week’s performances to serve audiences a complimentary cup and saucer of Abigail’s tea blend and gauge flavor reactions.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of saucer

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