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- cupbearer/ˈkʌpˌbeərə/An official or servant, often in a royal or noble household, whose primary duty is to serve drinks, especially wine.nounC2
- cupboard/ˈkʌbəd/A piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing items such as dishes, food, or clothes.nounB1
- cupboard love/ˈkʌbəd lʌv/Affection that is shown for selfish or materialistic reasons, typically for a specific gain.nounLow
- cupcake/ˈkʌp.keɪk/A small individual cake, typically baked in a thin paper or aluminium cup and often decorated with icing.nounHigh
- cupel/ˈkjuːpəl/A small, porous, flat-bottomed container used in assaying to separate precious metals from base metals by oxidation.nounverbverb-transitiveVery low frequency (technical term)
- cupertino/ˌkuːpə(r)ˈtiːnəʊ/A city in Northern California, known as the headquarters of Apple Inc. and a key location in Silicon Valley.nounLow
- cupferron/ˈkʌpfərɒn/A specific chemical reagent used as a chelating agent to precipitate certain metal ions.nounExtremely rare
- cupflower/ˈkʌpˌflaʊə/A common name for any of several plants, especially of the genus Nierembergia, whose flowers are shaped like a cup or bowl.nounVery low (Specialist/Botanical)
- cupful/ˈkʌpfʊl/The amount that a cup can hold, used as a unit of measure.nounB2
- cuphea/ˈkjuːfɪə/A genus of flowering plants in the loosestrife family, Lythraceae, native to the Americas and the Caribbean.nounLow
- cupholder/ˈkʌpˌhəʊl.dər/A device, recess, or container designed to hold a cup or drink container securely, typically in a vehicle, cinema seat, or piece of furniture.nounB1
- cupid/ˈkjuːpɪd/The Roman god of love, commonly depicted as a winged boy with a bow and arrow.nounLow
- cupid's arrows/ˈkjuː.pɪdz ˈær.əʊz/The mythological weapons of Cupid (the Roman god of love), said to cause a person to fall in love when struck by them.plural-nounC1
- cupid's bow/ˈkjuːpɪdz bəʊ/The shape of the human upper lip when it has a pronounced double curve in the middle, reminiscent of the bow of the Roman god Cupid.nounLow
- cupid's-dart/ˌkjuː.pɪdz ˈdɑːt/A perennial plant (Catananche caerulea) with blue, daisy-like flowers, native to the Mediterranean region.nounVery Low
- cupidity/kjuːˈpɪdɪti/Extreme greed for wealth or material gain; avarice.nounC2/Rare
- cupola/ˈkjuː.pə.lə/A small, dome-shaped structure on top of a building, roof, or larger dome, often used for decoration or to provide light and ventilation.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- cuppa/ˈkʌp.ə/A cup of tea.nounHigh
- cupper/ˈkʌpə(r)/A practitioner of cupping therapy; a person who applies cups to the skin to create suction.nounRare / Very Low Frequency (C2+)
- cupping/ˈkʌp.ɪŋ/A therapeutic technique involving the placement of suction cups on the skin.nounC1
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