coffee cup
coffee cup noun: a cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.
Noun
coffee cup (plural coffee cups)
- A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.
- “It’s nothing much, but—well, if you are going, will you tell him——” he dropped his voice to a whisper—“I think I’ve found the extra coffee-cup!”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 144
- Got a picture of you beside me / Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup1995, Gary Barlow, “Back for Good”, in Nobody Else, performed by Take That
coffee cup meaning in Vietnamese
coffee cup in Vietnamese
- cup for coffee
- tách cà phê
Forms of coffee cup
| plural | coffee cups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | coffee-cup |
| alternative form | coffeecup |
Questions about coffee cup
- What does coffee cup mean?
- Coffee cup means a cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.
- What is coffee cup in Vietnamese?
- Coffee cup in Vietnamese is tách cà phê. See Coffee cup meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is coffee cup?
- Coffee cup is a noun.
- What is the plural of coffee cup?
- The plural of coffee cup is coffee cups.
Words near coffee cup in the dictionary
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