cup
noun
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.
cuplike
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a word derived from
cup.
Example Sentences
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They grow cuplike protective shells by extracting limestone from seawater.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022
But one organism might be somewhat familiar: a stalked, cuplike creature with waving tentacles resembling those of a jellyfish.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 25, 2022
The birds use bits of lichen, plant downs and fibers, twigs, and spiderwebs to create cuplike nests that they attach to branches.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022
This is the handle-mounted cuplike container with a spout into which the coffee is ground before being placed into the group.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Its reddish brown back, marked by pale stripes, lay toward her, and one of the large, cuplike ears was silhouetted against the pale trunk of the fig.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
