cup




a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

"he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"

Type of:
  • crockery; dishware
  • container

Types:
  • beaker
  • chalice; goblet
  • coffee cup
  • Dixie cup; paper cup
  • grace cup
  • kylix; cylix
  • mustache cup; moustache cup
  • scyphus
  • teacup


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