cup

VERBNOUN /kəp/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

cup is a valid 3-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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3 + 1 + 3 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does cup mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
2

Put into a cup.

“cup the milk”

3

Form into the shape of a cup.

“She cupped her hands”

BROADER
NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

The hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green.

“he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away”

“put the flag back in the cup”

BROADER
2

A large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition.

“the school kept the cups is a special glass case”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
3

The quantity a cup will hold.

“he drank a cup of coffee”

“he borrowed a cup of sugar”

SYNONYMS
4

Any cup-shaped concavity.

“bees filled the waxen cups with honey”

“he wore a jock strap with a metal cup”

5

A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl.

BROADER
6

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”

7

A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.

8

Cup-shaped plant organ.

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Anagrams of cup

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