Cup vs. Glass

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.

Glassnoun

(uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.

Glassnoun

(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

Glassnoun

(metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.

Glassnoun

(uncountable) Glassware.

Glassnoun

A mirror.

Glassnoun

A magnifying glass or telescope.

Glassnoun

(sport) A barrier made of solid, transparent material.

Glassnoun

The backboard.

Glassnoun

(ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.

Glassnoun

A barometer.

Glassnoun

Transparent or translucent.

Glassnoun

(obsolete) An hourglass.

Glassverb

(transitive) To fit with glass; to glaze.

Glassverb

(transitive) To enclose in glass.

Glassverb

(transitive) fibreglass. To fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass).

Glassverb

To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.

Glassverb

(science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.

Glassverb

To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.

Glassverb

To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Glassverb

To reflect; to mirror.

Glassverb

To become glassy.

Glassnoun

A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament.

Glassnoun

Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion.

Glassnoun

Anything made of glass.

Glassnoun

A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner.

Glassverb

To reflect, as in a mirror; to mirror; - used reflexively.

Glassverb

To case in glass.

Glassverb

To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.

Glassverb

To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Glassnoun

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

Glassnoun

a glass container for holding liquids while drinking

Glassnoun

the quantity a glass will hold

Glassnoun

a small refracting telescope

Glassnoun

amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Glassnoun

a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

Glassnoun

glassware collectively;

Glassverb

furnish with glass;

Glassverb

scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

Glassverb

enclose with glass;

Glassverb

put in a glass container

Glassverb

become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance;

Glassnoun

a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles

Glassnoun

a substance similar to glass which has solidified from a molten state without crystallizing

Glassnoun

glassware

Glassnoun

greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively

Glassnoun

a drinking container made from glass

Glassnoun

the contents of a glass

Glassnoun

a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens.

Glassnoun

a mirror

Glassnoun

a weather glass.

Glassnoun

an hourglass

Glassverb

cover or enclose with glass

Glassverb

(especially in hunting) scan (one's surroundings) with binoculars

Glassverb

hit (someone) in the face with a beer glass

Glassverb

reflect as if in a mirror

Glass

Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenching) of the molten form; some glasses such as volcanic glass are naturally occurring.