cupful
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- 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.
- In general, a portion would be a cupful for the average sort of fruit and veg.
- Most of the studies done for preventing cancer, etcetera, have done at least two cupfuls a day.
Examples
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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.
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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
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A measure for liquids equal to about 240 millilitres
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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'.