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
It’s quite a pretty aquatic plant, with cuplike pink flowers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
Lee took a pipe from his pocket, a long slender ebony stem with a little cuplike brass bowl.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
