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TEACUPFUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teacupful mean? 

TEACUPFUL (noun)
  The noun TEACUPFUL has 1 sense:

1. as much as a teacup will holdplay

  Familiarity information: TEACUPFUL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEACUPFUL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

As much as a teacup will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

teacup; teacupful

Hypernyms ("teacupful" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)


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