cupful

Standard baking quantity

A cupful is the amount a cup can hold, or roughly that quantity: Add a cupful of flour.

In cooking, a cupful is a standardized measure—eight fluid ounces in the U.S.

The plural is cupfuls, not cupsful, following the pattern of spoonfuls and handfuls.

measurement

teaspoon

Small spoon or measure

ladle · pint · quart · ounce · milliliter · dose · jigger · shot · gill · dram

capacity

brimming

Full to the top

scant · topped · filled · laden · generous · meager · exact · rounded · packed · loose

beverage

tea

Steeped leaf beverage

  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage
  • waterClear essential liquid
  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid

milk · cocoa · broth · chai · lemonade · espresso · latte · cappuccino · smoothie · punch

quantity

portion

Divided share given

amount · allotment · share · measure · dosage · quota · allowance · increment · unit · batch

Categories
Opposites
quantity/volume

cupfuldrop

Fall or release

pinch · dash · smidgen · trace · speck

Family

cupfuls

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G