Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cup-shaped

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: cup-shaped
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the hollow form of a cup (but without the handle).

adj

Having the form of the inside volume of a cup.

Example Sentences

"Reluctant to leave that adored image of a Narcissus reverie, Sadie removed her slip and scanties and brassière, thereby revealing an imposition practised on the male eye by that support, for Sadie's breasts were not the resolute, cup-shaped adornments it moulded under her frock, but drooped when their soft tissues were released, while Rita's breasts, eight years older than Sadie's, were still firmly anchored to the arch of her chest, and even in a reclining posture refused to lob.."

Synonyms

acetabular cupulate

Questions

What does cup-shaped mean?: Having the hollow form of a cup (but without the handle).

How to pronounce cup-shaped

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