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cup
has definitions from the fields of food,golf,botany
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[ noun ] (food) a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
Examples "he put the cup back in the saucer" "the handle of the cup was missing" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)He settled_on the sofa with his coffee , warming his hands on the cup , although the room was heavy with heat . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Eugene put a spoonful of powdered coffee into his cup and then filled it with hot water . Harold put a teaspoonful of powdered coffee in his cup and filled it with hot water , and then , stirring , he sat_back in his chair . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Offer her a cup of tea and she would say , `` Why , these cups look just like a set I gave to the Salvation_Army last year '' . |
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[ noun ] the quantity a cup will hold
Synonyms Examples "he drank a cup of coffee" "he borrowed a cup of sugar" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)But_then the so-called coffee was bad enough at_best , cold it was all_but undrinkable - especially that cup ! Related terms |
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[ verb ] form into the shape of a cup
Examples "She cupped her hands" Used in print (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)At a nod of his head they let_go , turning to cup their ears against the icy slipstream . (B. J. Chute, The Moon and the Thorn....)He cupped his ear and shook his head at her repetition , announcing in a nettled way that he had heard her the first time . Related terms |
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[ noun ] any cup-shaped concavity
Examples "bees filled the waxen cups with honey" "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup" "the cup of her bra" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)She also builds one or two waxen cups which she fills with honey . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)With leather cups fitted in his handlebars , he steered his bicycle . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) cup-shaped plant organ
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[ noun ] (food) punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
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[ noun ] a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
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[ noun ] (golf) the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
Examples "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away" "put the flag back in the cup" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
Synonyms Examples "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" |
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