as in bottle
a special glass container into which wine, whiskey, etc., is poured from its original container and from which it is served
The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter. a decanter of port
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Recent Examples of decanter
Each resident will receive a custom decanter and access to a personal locker, ideal for storing top-shelf spirits.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Rear-seat refrigerator with custom crystal decanter and glasses for chilled drinks.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
A couple of our favorite decanters A handblown beauty made from recycled glass: La Riccia Pinch Decanter
A decanter that provides a bit of show: Audo Copenhagen Decanter
Decanting wine involves pouring out a bottle into another vessel.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
To add vintage barware to your collection, head to The Hour, which has unique glassware, decanters, and shakers.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Rear-seat refrigerator with custom crystal decanter and glasses for chilled drinks.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
A couple of our favorite decanters A handblown beauty made from recycled glass: La Riccia Pinch Decanter
A decanter that provides a bit of show: Audo Copenhagen Decanter
Decanting wine involves pouring out a bottle into another vessel.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
To add vintage barware to your collection, head to The Hour, which has unique glassware, decanters, and shakers.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanter
Noun
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Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the style with a gold bottle cap lace charm inspired by the 1988 trend of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 shoes.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Using a bottle jack to adjust the height of the staircase.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the group soldiers on, with Alex wrapping herself in blankets in the backseat and Paul and Hillary nipping from a flask to try to stay warm.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s a zippered pocket in the front for your valuables, and a stretchy mesh pocket all along the back for a water flask (up to 17 ounces).—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Noun
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This beautiful carafe from Amazon has a tumbler that doubles as a lid to keep water or another liquid clean for drinking.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Tropicana ditched its distinctive carafe, with its circular shape, thinning neck, and crown-like bottle cap.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Still with the Reds in 2019, Lorenzen became just the second player in MLB history to earn a win as a pitcher, hit a home run and play in the field (apart from the mound) in the same game.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Merrill finished second to Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes in National League Rookie of the Year voting.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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