stein
1 Americannoun
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a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
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the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.
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Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.
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William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.
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Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
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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)
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Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
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an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
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the quantity contained in such a mug
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
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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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