| cup of tea |
someone or something that is particularly well liked by or well suited to one (often used in the negative to express dislike). |
| death cup |
a poisonous mushroom with white gills and a bulbous cup surrounding the base of the stalk. |
| grace cup |
a cup passed around for toasts after grace at the end of a meal. [2 definitions] |
| grease cup |
a lubricant container mounted over a bearing. |
| loving cup |
a large, usu. silver drinking cup with two or more handles by which it was passed from guest to guest at banquets or other festive gatherings, now often given as a sports trophy. |
| measuring cup |
a graduated cup used esp. in cooking for measuring ingredients, or a cup intended to hold one specific amount of an ingredient. |
| one's cup of tea |
exactly the type of thing that one prefers or enjoys; something that suits one perfectly. |
| stirrup cup |
a farewell drink, esp. for a mounted rider about to depart. |
| World Cup |
the Football World Cup, an international soccer tournament held every four years in which national teams compete for the world championship, represented by a large trophy cup. [2 definitions] |