1
as in cups
a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking
a coffee mug
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2
as in thugs
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves
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as in faces
the front part of the head
she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore
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5
as in grimaces
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
an involuntary mug at the revolting sight
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as in suckers
chiefly British
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug
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as in idiots
chiefly British
a stupid person
what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?
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as in scowls
to distort one's face
every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces
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as in photographs
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Recent Examples of mugs
Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Classic coffee mugs hold about 10 ounces.
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Cozy sweaters, warm mugs of tea, curling up by the fireplace.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more.
—Nhat V. Meyer, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Featuring a one-cup removable reservoir, the K-Mini Mate Brewer brews up to 12 ounces of rich, delicious coffee and is designed to fit travel mugs with ease.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
If your pottery experience is limited to traditional mugs and bowls, which are a perfect introduction, get ready to have your mind opened up to a world of craftsmanship and camaraderie like no other—all in the little town of Seagrove.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, is largely filled with screenshots of what appear to be listings on Temu for an array of allegedly fake Twenty One Pilots merch, such as posters, shirts, mugs, and socks.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Display copper mugs on open shelves and trade in wood frames for brass ones to hold photos and art prints.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Classic coffee mugs hold about 10 ounces.
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Cozy sweaters, warm mugs of tea, curling up by the fireplace.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more.
—Nhat V. Meyer, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Featuring a one-cup removable reservoir, the K-Mini Mate Brewer brews up to 12 ounces of rich, delicious coffee and is designed to fit travel mugs with ease.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
If your pottery experience is limited to traditional mugs and bowls, which are a perfect introduction, get ready to have your mind opened up to a world of craftsmanship and camaraderie like no other—all in the little town of Seagrove.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, is largely filled with screenshots of what appear to be listings on Temu for an array of allegedly fake Twenty One Pilots merch, such as posters, shirts, mugs, and socks.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugs
Noun
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Add 1-2 tablespoons of citric acid per liter (4 cups) of water and stir.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The deals range from headbands and plush dolls for $3 apiece to hats and souvenir sipper cups for $5 each.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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City have brought in 10 new faces since January and let eight senior players leave, many of whom were integral parts of their four-title-in-a-row stretch from 2020-21 to 2023-24.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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With the new legislation, California becomes the first state ban the enforcement agents from covering their faces, with exceptions for undercover agents and medical masks.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fragments of plastic smaller than a grain of rice, drift with the currents, slipping into the mouths of fish, turtles, seabirds, and sharks.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Robbie hoped their full mouths muffled the sound.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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The little suckers will ingest this and die.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Too many people are acting like idiots or calling for violence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nelson photographs Volcano Bay, a water park in Orlando that’s built around a two-hundred-foot-tall model of Krakatau, and the Longleat safari park, west of London, which offers close encounters with animals usually found in Africa, South America, and Australia.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But there’s something genuinely unsettling about watching Katherine get stalked by the bubbles from her bath or the room itself somehow teleport around the hotel; if nothing else, the suite is certainly one of the season’s more unusual villains.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marie, Andre, Jordan, and Emma put down the supe uprising, but then psychotic fascist Homelander showed up to condemn them as villains and herald the murderous Cate and Sam as top students and potential recruits for the thoroughly corrupt Seven.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugs. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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