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Yes, the word 'cup' is both a noun (cup, cups) and a verb (cup, cups, cupping, cupped).
Examples:
The recipe calls for one cup of flour. (noun)
You can cup your hands to hold the baby chick. (verb)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe word 'cups' is both a noun and a verb.
The noun 'cups' is the plural form of the singular noun cup.
The verb 'cups' is the third person, singular, present of the verb to cup.
Examples:
The recipe calls for two cups of flour. (noun)
The boy cups his hands to hold the baby chick. (verb)
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∙ 9y agoThe plural, cups, is a plural noun. However, it could in some uses be a verb. Example:
Every time she whistles for her dog, she cups her hands around her mouth.
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What is the collective noun for cups?
The collective noun is a set of cups.
Is cup a countable or uncountable noun?
The noun 'cup' is a countablenoun; the plural form is cups. Example:This recipe calls for two cups of flour. Half the recipe would require one cup of flour.
Which collective noun is used for a set of cups saucers and plates?
The collective noun for a group of tableware is a set of dishes.
Is pasta is a countable noun or uncountable noun?
The noun 'spaghetti' is an uncountablenoun, a word for a food substance. Units of spaghetti are expressed as a piece of spaghetti, a dish of spaghetti, a pound of spaghetti, etc.
Is rice a countable noun or a mass noun?
The noun 'rice' is an uncountable noun (mass noun), a word for a food substance. Units of rice are expressed as grains of rice, cups of rice, bags of rice, etc.Plural forms for some substances are reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of' such as 'a dish of two rices' means two types of rice used, basmati and wild.
What is Collective noun for cups?
The collective noun is a set of cups.
collective noun for group of cups?
Cups, plates, bowls etc. The collective noun is crockery.
What is the collective noun for cups?
The collective noun is a set of cups.
Is cup a plural noun?
No, the word cup is a singular noun. The plural noun is cups.
what is the collective noun for cups, saucers, plates?
The collective noun is 'CROCKERY'. The collective noun for knives, forks and spoons is 'CUTLERY'.
Is cup a countable or uncountable noun?
The noun 'cup' is a countablenoun; the plural form is cups. Example:This recipe calls for two cups of flour. Half the recipe would require one cup of flour.
Is a cup a countable noun?
The noun 'cup' is a countablenoun; the plural form is cups. Example:This recipe calls for two cups of flour. Half the recipe would require one cup of flour.
How do you spell trayes?
The plural noun is TRAYS, meaning something to carry cups on.
Which collective noun is used for a set of cups saucers and plates?
The collective noun for a group of tableware is a set of dishes.
volume an abstract noun?
No, the noun 'volume' is a concrete noun; a word for the amount of physical space a thing occupies; a measurable amount of something (decibels of sound, cups of flour); a book forming part of a work or series; a word for a physical thing.
Is coffee a countable or uncountable noun?
The noun 'coffee' is an uncountable noun as a word for a crop, the ground form, or the beverage.The plural noun 'coffees' is a word for 'types of' or 'kinds of' coffee crops, ground forms, or beverages.Examples:Please pick up some coffee on your way.Which do you like? There are so many coffees to choose from.Note: When you hear the form 'coffees' used as a word for cups or containers of coffee (for example, "A tray with two coffees"), it is actually a short way of saying "two cups of coffee" or "two containers of coffee".
What type of noun is cup?
The noun 'cup' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a bowl shaped container, often with a handle, used to hold beverages; a volume measurement for recipe ingredients; a word for a thing. The word 'cup' is also a verb: cup, cups, cupping, cupped.
