cup
English Thesaurus
1. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | crockery, dishware, |
| definition | : | tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | beaker, |
| definition | : | a cup (usually without a handle) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chalice, goblet, |
| definition | : | a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coffee cup, |
| definition | : | a cup from which coffee is drunk (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dixie cup, paper cup, |
| definition | : | a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | grace cup, |
| definition | : | cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cylix, kylix, |
| definition | : | a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | moustache cup, mustache cup, |
| definition | : | a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | scyphus, |
| definition | : | an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | teacup, |
| definition | : | a cup from which tea is drunk (noun.artifact) |
2. a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | prize, trophy, |
| definition | : | something given as a token of victory (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | davis cup, |
| definition | : | cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition (noun.artifact) |
3. the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hole, |
| definition | : | an opening deliberately made in or through something (noun.artifact) |
4. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | punch, |
| definition | : | an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | champagne cup, |
| definition | : | a punch containing a sparkling wine (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | claret cup, |
| definition | : | a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit (noun.food) |
5. cup-shaped plant organ (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | plant organ, |
| definition | : | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | acorn cup, cupule, |
| definition | : | cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn (noun.plant) |
6. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | united states liquid unit, |
| definition | : | a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | gill, |
| definition | : | a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | pint, |
| definition | : | a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart (noun.quantity) |
7. the quantity a cup will hold (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | containerful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
8. any cup-shaped concavity (noun.shape)
9. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
| definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act) |
10. put into a cup (verb.change)
11. form into the shape of a cup (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
12. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cup, cup, |
| definition | : | put into a cup (verb.change) |
13. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin (verb.body)
| derivation | : | cupping, |
| definition | : | a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface (noun.act) |
14. put into a cup (verb.change)
| derivation | : | cup, |
| definition | : | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cup, cupful, |
| definition | : | the quantity a cup will hold (noun.quantity) |
15. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cup, cup, |
| definition | : | put into a cup (verb.change) |
16. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin (verb.body)
| derivation | : | cupping, |
| definition | : | a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface (noun.act) |
17. put into a cup (verb.change)
| derivation | : | cup, |
| definition | : | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cup, cupful, |
| definition | : | the quantity a cup will hold (noun.quantity) |
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