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measuring cup

measuring cup noun: a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.

measuring cup: a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients
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Noun

measuring cup (plural measuring cups)

  1. A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.

measuring cup meaning in Arabic, Persian and Thai

measuring cup in Arabic

utensil to measure the volume
كُوب قِيَاس kūb qiyās

measuring cup in Persian

utensil to measure the volume
پیمانه peymâne

measuring cup in Thai

utensil to measure the volume
ถ้วยตวง tûai-dtuuang

Forms of measuring cup

pluralmeasuring cups

Questions about measuring cup

What does measuring cup mean?
Measuring cup means a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.
What is measuring cup in Arabic?
Measuring cup in Arabic is كُوب قِيَاس (kūb qiyās). See Measuring cup meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is measuring cup?
Measuring cup is a noun.
What is the plural of measuring cup?
The plural of measuring cup is measuring cups.

Words near measuring cup in the dictionary

  1. measures up
  2. measurest
  3. measureth
  4. measuring
  5. measuring chain
  6. measuring cup
  7. measuring cups
  8. measuring cylinder
  9. measuring cylinders
  10. measuring jug
  11. measuring jugs

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