Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pint
IPA transcription: [p'aɪnt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pint
    Meaning: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
  • Synonyms: pint, dry_pint
    Meaning: a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
  • Synonyms: pint
    Meaning: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
Usage examples
  • To a pint of juice, put a pint of molasses.
  • Champagne in pint bottles sold at two ounces of gold.
  • Beat all up well with 1 pint of milk; let raise over night.
  • When the butter has melted, put in half a pint of cold milk.
  • Add 1 pint of stock and let simmer half an hour until tender.
  • It takes a pint of this yeast for five or six loaves of bread.
  • Put a couple of tea-spoonsful of saleratus in a pint of sour milk.
  • Beat 3 eggs with a pinch of salt; add 1 pint of milk and 2/3 of a cup of flour.
  • In addition to the corn-meal and meat, we had a half pint of peas full of bugs."
  • If you have a small chicken, it will take half of it to make a pint of chicken water.