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    stein
    noun
    a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
  • Stein
    Stein
    noun
    Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
Synonyms

stein

1 American  
[stahyn] / staɪn /

noun

  1. a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.

  2. the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.


Stein 2 American  
[stahyn, shtahyn] / staɪn, ʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.

  2. Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.

  3. William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.


Stein 1 British  

noun

  1. Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)

  2. Heinrich Friedrich Carl (ˈhainrɪç ˈfriːdrɪç karl), Baron Stein. 1757–1831, Prussian statesman, who contributed greatly to the modernization of Prussia and played a major role in the European coalition against Napoleon (1813–15)

  3. Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stein 2 British  
/ staɪn /

noun

  1. an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design

  2. the quantity contained in such a mug

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stein

1900–05; < German: literally, stone

Example Sentences

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SUN Oktoberfest celebration, lagers from Tired Hands and other breweries, tickets include a custom .5-liter stein and 2 proper pours of anything served, 1-8 p.m.,

From Seattle Times Sep. 19, 2019

He ran the blender, producing a noise like a circular saw, and then filled a tall glass stein with purple-­green liquid.

From The New Yorker Nov. 23, 2015

This is a terrific article,it makes me want to pack my hiking boots,my ski boots and oh yes my boot shaped beer stein and head for the wilds...

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2014

He commemorated success with the world's biggest beer stein, which became known as the Stanley Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2014

Mrs. Fine- stein always has a bowl of oranges out, on a table up a few steps from the vestibule; no one else leaves oranges lying around like that when it isn’t Christmas.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Stein expects future searches with the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory to identify dozens or possibly hundreds of wandering black holes each year.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Finding more of them could help scientists "understand how galaxies form and how many black holes are whizzing around," Stein said.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

What’s chilling about “Disruption,” an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology, is that its dark vision of machines wresting control of human destinies doesn’t feel fantastical or futuristic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Jeremy Stein and Karen Dynan, both Harvard professors, have written more favorably about the Fed’s large-balance-sheet policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

I truly don’t know if Missus Stein will want to print it.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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