teacupfuls

Dainty liquid servings

Teacupfuls is the plural of teacupful, a quantity equal to what a teacup holds—roughly six to eight fluid ounces.

The word appears in recipes and informal measurements: Add two teacupfuls of flour.

Teacupsful is an alternative plural, though teacupfuls is more common.

measurement

cups

Small drinking containers

capacity · milliliters · fluid ounces · quantity · scoop · ladle · pour · dose · portion · serving

smallness

dainty

Delicately small and pretty

diminutive · wee · tiny · modest · little · small · fine · porcelain · china · saucer

tea

steep

Rising at sharp angle

  • brewSteeped or fermented drink
  • infusionSteeping to extract essence
  • teapotSteeping and serving vessel

kettle · strainer · loose-leaf · herbal · green · black · oolong · chai · jasmine · matcha

Opposites
volume/quantity

teacupfulsgallons

Volume measurement units

barrels · tankfuls · bucketfuls · vats · oceans

Family

teacupful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G