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cupful

cupful

2 1.7
The amount that fills a cup used for measuring
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌpˌfəl/
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  • The birds, plus a daily allowance of a cupful of rice, constituted a great part of the crewmen's diet until they were rescued five months later.

In general, a portion would be a cupful for the average sort of fruit and veg.

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Examples

  • My stomach seemed to have settled sufficiently to risk a sip of water, and I poured a cupful from the cracked bedroom ewer.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "I drew a cupful and set it before her.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Can a cupful of well water tell you the taste of the well water?

    Academic text (2016)
  • As usual, there was less than a cupful left in the pot.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "If we have a little bread left over, or a cupful of soup,"

    Fiction book (1997)
  • In general, a portion would be a cupful for the average sort of fruit and veg.

    ZOE
  • If you discover yourself dropping a lot more hair than you'd like, try consuming a cupful of natural yogurt each day.

    Blog text (27)
  • Add two to three cupfuls of dish detergent to two to three gallons of water in the container.

    Blog text (13)
  • "Katie poured a cupful from her Thermos jug and plunked in an ice cube.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • She measured a cupful of flour for the cake recipe.

Synonyms

cup
vscupful
  • US
609 1.0

A measure for liquids equal to about 240 millilitres

is a practical fill amount used as a familiar standard rather than exact unit

How Much

gallon
416 1.0
quart
68 1.5
pint
  • UK
6 1.0
cupful
2 1.7
teaspoonful
1 1.0

Surface Forms

cupful singular
cupfuls plural

Morphology

cupful = cup (transparent) = cup + ful

The noun is directly formed from 'cup' + the productive suffix '-ful' meaning 'full of' or 'amount that fills', so the meaning is directly recoverable by learners.

Etymology

The word cupful is made from cup and -ful, where -ful means 'as much as' or 'full'. So cupful simply means the amount that fills a cup, used as a simple measure like a 'spoonful' or a 'handful'.