Cap vs. Cup

Capnoun

A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.

Capnoun

A special hat to indicate rank, occupation etc.

Capnoun

An academic mortarboard

Capnoun

A protective cover or seal

Capnoun

A crown for covering a tooth

Capnoun

The summit of a mountain etc.

Capnoun

An artificial upper limit or ceiling

Capnoun

The top part of a mushroom

Capnoun

A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun

Capnoun

A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives

Capnoun

(slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.

Capnoun

(soccer) An international appearance

Capnoun

(obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.

Capnoun

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

Capnoun

(zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.

Capnoun

(architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.

Capnoun

Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.

Capnoun

(nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.

Capnoun

(geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.

Capnoun

A large size of writing paper.

Capnoun

(finance) Capitalization.

Capnoun

(informal) An uppercase letter.

Capnoun

(electronics) capacitor

Capnoun

(colloquial) A recording or screenshot.

Capverb

(transitive) To cover or seal with a cap

Capverb

(transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.

Capverb

(transitive) To lie over or on top of something

Capverb

(transitive) To surpass or outdo

Capverb

(transitive) To set an upper limit on something

Capverb

(transitive) To make something even more wonderful at the end.

Capverb

To select a player to play for a specified side

Capverb

To shoot (someone) with a firearm.

Capverb

to select to play for the national team.

Capverb

To uncover the head respectfully.

Capverb

To deprive of a cap.

Capverb

To convert text to uppercase.

Capverb

(transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.

Capnoun

A covering for the head

Capnoun

The top, or uppermost part; the chief.

Capnoun

A respectful uncovering of the head.

Capnoun

The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.

Capnoun

Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use

Capnoun

A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.

Capverb

To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.

Capverb

To deprive of cap.

Capverb

To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.

Capverb

To salute by removing the cap.

Capverb

To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.

Capverb

To uncover the head respectfully.

Capnoun

a tight-fitting headdress

Capnoun

a top (as for a bottle)

Capnoun

a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

Capnoun

something serving as a cover or protection

Capnoun

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

Capnoun

an upper limit on what is allowed;

Capnoun

dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth

Capnoun

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

Capverb

lie at the top of;

Capverb

restrict the number or amount of;

Capnoun

a kind of soft, flat hat without a brim and typically with a peak

Capnoun

a kind of soft, close-fitting head covering worn for a particular purpose

Capnoun

a cap awarded as a sign of membership of a particular sports team, especially a national team

Capnoun

a player to whom a cap is awarded

Capnoun

an academic mortar board

Capnoun

the top of a bird's head when distinctively coloured.

Capnoun

a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens

Capnoun

an artificial protective covering for a tooth.

Capnoun

an upper limit imposed on spending or borrowing

Capnoun

a contraceptive diaphragm.

Capnoun

the broad upper part of the fruiting body of most mushrooms and toadstools, at the top of a stem and bearing gills or pores.

Capnoun

short for percussion cap

Capnoun

short for capitalization

Capverb

put a lid or cover on

Capverb

form a covering layer or topmost part of

Capverb

put an artificial protective covering on (a tooth)

Capverb

provide a fitting climax or conclusion to

Capverb

follow or reply to (a story, remark, or joke) by producing a better one

Capverb

place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or borrowing)

Capverb

be chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one

Capverb

confer a university degree on.

Cap

A cap is a kind of soft and flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head.

Cupnoun

A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

Cupnoun

The contents of said vessel; a cupful.

Cupnoun

A customary unit of measure

Cupnoun

(US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (1/16 of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.

Cupnoun

(Canada) A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (1/20 imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.

Cupnoun

A British unit of measure equal to 0.5 imperial pints (10 imperial ounces; 284 mL) or 300mL.

Cupnoun

A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

Cupnoun

A contest for which a cup is awarded.

Cupnoun

(association football) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

Cupnoun

(golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

Cupnoun

(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

Cupnoun

A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

Cupnoun

One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.

Cupnoun

(mathematics) The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

Cupnoun

A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

Cupnoun

(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

Cupnoun

A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

Cupnoun

Anything shaped like a cup.

Cupnoun

A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

Cupnoun

That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

Cupverb

(transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

Cupverb

(transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.

Cupverb

To supply with cups of wine.

Cupverb

To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

Cupverb

To make concave or in the form of a cup.

Cupnoun

A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.

Cupnoun

The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.

Cupnoun

Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.

Cupnoun

That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

Cupnoun

Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.

Cupnoun

A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

Cupverb

To supply with cups of wine.

Cupverb

To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.

Cupverb

To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw.

Cupnoun

a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

Cupnoun

the quantity a cup will hold;

Cupnoun

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle;

Cupnoun

a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition;

Cupnoun

any cup-shaped concavity;

Cupnoun

the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green;

Cupnoun

a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

Cupnoun

cup-shaped plant organ

Cupverb

form into the shape of a cup;

Cupverb

put into a cup;

Cupverb

treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

Cupnoun

a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.

Cupnoun

the contents of a cup

Cupnoun

a measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre)

Cupnoun

(in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist

Cupnoun

one of the suits in a tarot pack.

Cupnoun

an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest.

Cupnoun

a contest in which the winners are awarded a cup

Cupnoun

a cup-shaped thing.

Cupnoun

either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast

Cupnoun

the hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it

Cupnoun

a mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider

Cupverb

form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup

Cupverb

place the curved hand or hands around

Cupverb

bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating

Cup

A cup is an open-top container used to hold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, wood, stone, polystyrene, plastic, aluminium or other materials, and are usually fixed with a stem, handles, or other adornments.