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Word entry · 3 letters

cup

Best crossword clue

"Drinking vessel"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cpuStarts with CEnds with P12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”).

Used in a sentence

  • Pour the tea into the cup.
  • I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
  • In Starbucks’s case, the firm has in effect turned the process of making an expensive cup of coffee into intellectual property.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Drinking vessel3 letters
02Coffee holder3 letters
03Handleless drink vessel3 letters
04Measuring vessel3 letters
05Mug alternative3 letters
06Mug cousin3 letters
07Mug's cousin3 letters
08Prize vessel3 letters

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