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Word entry · 3 letters

cup

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"Drinking vessel"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cpuStarts with CEnds with P18 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 answer18 curated clues

01“Drinking vessel”3 letters
02“Coffee holder”3 letters
03“Handleless drink vessel”3 letters
04“Measuring vessel”3 letters
05“Mug alternative”3 letters
06“Mug cousin”3 letters
07“Mug's cousin”3 letters
08“Prize vessel”3 letters
09“Small drink holder”3 letters
10“Small trophy”3 letters
11“Small vessel for coffee”3 letters
12“Tea holder”3 letters
13“Tea vessel”3 letters
14“Trophy shape”3 letters
15“Trophy shape for champions”3 letters
16“Vessel for tea”3 letters
17“Trophy”3 letters
18“Small drinking vessel”3 letters

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