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cupful
noun cup·ful \ˈkəp-ˌfu̇l\
: the amount held by a cup
plural cup·fuls \-ˌfu̇lz\ also cups·ful \ˈkəps-ˌfu̇l\
Full Definition of CUPFUL
1
: as much as a cup will hold
2
: cup 7
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First Known Use of CUPFUL
12th century
Rhymes with CUPFUL
armful, bagful, bellpull, brimful, bulbul, cageful, canful, capful, carful, cheekful, chestful, chock-full, drawerful, earful, eyeful, fistful, forkful, glassful, handful, houseful, in full, jarful, John Bull, jugful, lapful, mouthful, mugful, outpull, pailful, panful, pipeful, pit bull, plateful, potful, push-pull, rackful, roomful, sackful, scoopful, shelfful, skinful, spadeful, spoonful, stageful, steel wool, tankful, tinful, topful, trainful, trayful, truckful, trunkful, tubful
CUPFUL Defined for Kids
cupful
noun cup·ful \ˈkəp-ˌfu̇l\
plural cup·fuls \-ˌfu̇lz\ also cups·ful \ˈkəps-ˌfu̇l\
Definition of CUPFUL for Kids
1
: the amount held by a cup <We served forty cupfuls of soup.>
2
: a half pint : eight ounces (about 236 milliliters)
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