- cup|ful
- cup|ful «KUHP ful», noun, plural -fuls.as much as a cup can hold. In cooking, a cupful equals a half pint or 8 oz.
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tea|cup|ful — «TEE KUHP ful», noun, plural fuls. as much as a teacup holds, usually four fluid ounces … Useful english dictionary
cup — cup; cup·fer·ron; cup·ful; cup·less; cup·man; cup·pen; cup·py; cup·stone; tea·cup·ful; cup·pa; cup·board; hic·cup; cup·pin; … English syllables
Ful — noun a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages • Syn: ↑Fula, ↑Fulani, ↑Peul • Hypernyms: ↑West African * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
-ful, -fuls — In recipes, the plural of cupful (cup full) is cupfuls, presumably because the same container is used more than once. If you fill two cups with coffee, however, you have two cups full. Because the same container rule usually applies, the plurals… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ful — 1. n ( es/ u) beaker, cup; 2. see full … Old to modern English dictionary
ta|ble|spoon|ful — «TAY buhl spoon FUL, spun », noun, plural fuls. 1. a standard unit of liquid measure used in cooking, equal to ½ fluid ounce; 1/16 cup; 3 teaspoonfuls or 1.4786 centiliters. 2. as much as a tablespoon holds … Useful english dictionary
cupful — cup·ful … English syllables
cupful — cup•ful [[t]ˈkʌp fʊl[/t]] n. pl. fuls 1) wam the amount a cup can hold 2) coo a volumetric measure equal to one cup • Etymology: 1350–1400 usage: See ful … From formal English to slang
cupful — cup|ful [ kʌp,ful ] noun count the amount of something that a cup contains: three cupfuls of water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
