cup vs beaker
beaker vs cupcup and beaker both are nouns.
cup is a verb but beaker is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cup | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| beaker | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
beaker is a hyponym of
cup; that is, beaker is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cup:
- cup: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- beaker: a cup (usually without a handle)
Other hyponyms of cup include
chalice, goblet, coffee cup, Dixie cup, paper cup, grace cup, cylix, kylix, moustache cup, mustache cup, scyphus, teacup, muffin case, muffin cup.
| cup (noun) | beaker (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle | a cup (usually without a handle) |
| a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition | a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry |
| the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green | |
| a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl | |
| cup-shaped plant organ | |
| the quantity a cup will hold | |
| a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces | |
| any cup-shaped concavity |
| cup (verb) | beaker (verb) |
|---|---|
| treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | |
| form into the shape of a cup | |
| put into a cup |
Words related to "cup"
- Davis Cup
- Dixie cup
- United States liquid unit
- acorn cup
- beaker
- care for
- chalice
- champagne cup
- claret cup
- coffee cup
- concave shape
- concavity
- container
- containerful
- crockery
- cupful
- cupping
- cupule
- cylix
- dishware
- enclose
- form
- gill
- goblet
- grace cup
- hole
- inclose
- incurvation
- incurvature
- insert
- introduce
- kylix
- loving cup
- medicine
- moustache cup
- muffin case
- muffin cup
- mustache cup
- paper cup
- pint
- plant organ
- practice of medicine
- prize
- punch
- put in
- scyphus
- shape
- stick in
- teacup
- transfuse
- treat
- trophy
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