cup vs teacup
teacup vs cupcup and teacup both are nouns.
cup is a verb but teacup is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cup | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| teacup | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
teacup is a hyponym of
cup; that is, teacup is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cup:
- cup: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- teacup: a cup from which tea is drunk
Other hyponyms of cup include
beaker, chalice, goblet, coffee cup, Dixie cup, paper cup, grace cup, cylix, kylix, moustache cup, mustache cup, scyphus, muffin case, muffin cup.
| cup (noun) | teacup (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle | a cup from which tea is drunk |
| a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition | as much as a teacup will hold |
| 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) | teacup (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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