Cup and Portion

Cup

Cup noun - A round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking.
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Synonyms for Cup

Portion is a synonym for cup. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead the word "Cup" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cupping, cupful

Portion

Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

Cup is a synonym for portion in fate topic. Sometimes you can use "Cup" instead the word "Portion" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as destiny, dole. archaic substitute

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

How words are described

good good cup good portion
long long cup long portion
small small cup small portion
entire entire cup entire portion
Other adjectives: massive, large, big, huge, tiny, decent, final, next, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Natty Dread As the Good Book Says: In "Revolution" Bob quotes lyrics from Psalm:16 : Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
  • The scene in Love Actually where Aurelia removes the cup holding down a portion of the book Jamie is working on had to be redubbed due to the noise of the large fan sitting off camera.
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  • For instance, when making chocolate truffles, if the recipe asks for one teaspoon of liqueur, she adds a cup on the basis that she wants a bigger portion to share with everyone.
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