CUP Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word cup. (close relations)
Definition of CUP
Best Alternative Words for CUP
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beaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry • a cup (usually without a handle) | ||||||||
chalice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup | ||||||||
container | nounn | |||||||
noun • any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | ||||||||
glass | nounn | |||||||
noun • a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure • a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking • the quantity a glass will hold • a small refracting telescope • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror • glassware collectively verb • furnish with glass • scan (game in the forest) with binoculars • enclose with glass • put in a glass container • become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance | ||||||||
goblet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a drinking glass with a base and stem • a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup | ||||||||
mug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quantity that can be held in a mug • a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) • with handle and usually cylindrical verb • rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence • To stare awkwardly | ||||||||
tumbler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. • a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom • a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown • pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | ||||||||
vessel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube in which a body fluid circulates • a craft designed for water transportation • an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | ||||||||
cupful | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quantity a cup will hold | ||||||||
transfuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • impart gradually • pour out of one vessel into another • treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin • give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to | ||||||||
loving cup | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet • a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition |