cupholder
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- noun
- /ˈkʌpˌhoʊldər/
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portavasos
- The center console includes two cupholders, perfect for holding drinks while we drive.
- front cupholders
- two cupholders
- cupholder for your phone
Examples
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If I pick up a receipt or some other piece of paper that I want to keep, I have a designated place to stash it next to my cupholder so it won't get lost.
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- Why would l want cupholders?
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Maybe you have a cupholder in your car, or you just keep that between your legs?
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I would just be following people around with cupholders.
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Oh, they're in the cupholder.
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You haven't even got cupholders.
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Cupholder?
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One of my three front seat cupholders holds chapstick, lip gloss, pens, and extra change.
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I wrote a piece in Grist on preposterous car-related terms, such as WS's vehicularly housed (living in a car) and cupholder cuisine (really fast food meant to be chowed while driving).
Academic text (2009) -
The new car's interior features several cupholders designed to keep your drinks stable during the ride.
Synonyms
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A small space in a car or chair that keeps a cup from falling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cupholder is simply two common words joined together: cup and holder, where holder means a thing that 'holds' a 'cup'. So a cupholder is an easy name for the small device that keeps your drink upright in a car, chair, or on a table.