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Definition: Cupful |
CupfulNoun1. The quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cupful" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references) |
Synonym: CupfulSynonym: cup (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Cupful |
| English words defined with "cupful": Cupfuls. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cupful": ROLL TENDER. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Don't come to a cupful of difference (Never all there; performing artist: General Public) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | She took the cup and rinsed her mouth and spat and then drank the cupful of tepid water. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Cupful" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cupful" is used about 16 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 16 | 87,710 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "cupful": egg-cupful. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "cupful"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | një filxhan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ملي ء كأس, مل ء كوب. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | една чаша. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | šálek (beaker, cup). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kupillinen (a cup of .). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tasse pleine, tasse (cup). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Pinte (boozer, pint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φλυτζάνια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | csészényi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tazza (bowl, cup, pan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lane cappan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | upfulcay xícara cheia, taça (beaker, bowl, chalice, cup, goblet). (various references) ceaşcã plinã, ceaşcã (cup, porringer). (various references) полная чашка. (various references) puna šolja. (various references) taza (bowl, cup, cuppa, shell). (various references) kopp (cup, cup of). (various references) fincan dolusu miktar. (various references) капелювання. (various references) chén đầy, tách đầy. (various references) cwpanaid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cupful": cupfuls. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "cupful": teacupful. (additional references) | |
Words containing "cupful": teacupfuls. (additional references) | |
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"Cupful" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cupfull, cupsful, cupu, Rupaul, scoopful. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "cupful" (pronounced 'Cup"ful'): Abuseful, Affrightful, Aidful, Amazeful, Amendful, Annoyful, Armful, Artful, Assistful, Avengeful, Aviseful, Awful, Baleful, Baneful, Barful, Bashful, Bateful, Batful, Beamful, Behooveful, Beliefful, Blameful, Blissful, Blitheful, Blushful, Boastful, Boatful, Bodeful, Bookful, Breathful, Bretful, Brimful, Capful, Careful, Causeful, Chanceful, Changeful, Chargeful, Charmful, Cheerful, Choiceful, Complaintful, Contentful, Corruptful, Crimeful, Cropful, Dareful, Darkful, Deathful, Debateful. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-l-p-u-u" | |
-3 letters: cup, flu, pul, ulu. | |
-4 letters: up. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-f-l-p-u-u" | |
+1 letter: cupfuls, cupsful. | |
+3 letters: teacupful. | |
+4 letters: teacupfuls, teacupsful. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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