CUPFUL

cup, cupful

(noun) the quantity a cup will hold; “he drank a cup of coffee”; “he borrowed a cup of sugar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cupful (plural cupfuls or cupsful)

The amount necessary to make a cup full

A half pint, i.e. eight ounces

Source: Wiktionary


Cup"ful (kp"fl), n.; pl. Cupfuls (-f.

Definition: As much as a cup will hold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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