Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. What's the difference between "cup" and "glass"? Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 3 months ago. Active 2 years, 1 month ago. Viewed 70k times. Are "cup" and "glass" the same in English? Can I call a "glass" a cup made of plastic?
Improve this question. The Student The Student 5 5 gold badges 13 13 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges. A dictionary definition for cup reads: A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material as opposed to a glass. The equivalent for glass reads: A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. I know this isn't the technical definition, but when I hear "cup" I think of a short cylindrical container with a handle, as in a coffee cup or a tea cup.
When I hear "glass" I think of a taller, more conical container without a handle, as in a glass of water or a glass of beer. Isn't a glass made out of glass? And a cup is not? To my New England mind, a glass is always unequivocally made of glass, and a cup is more generally anything cup-shaped—you could have a glass cup, for instance.
I think this is a case where a general reference question nevertheless has an interesting answer that is not covered very well by most reference sources: when does shape take precedence so that a plastic glass-shaped drinking vessel is just a "glass" and when does material take precedence so that if it's made of plastic, it can only ever be a "cup", even if its shape is identical to a glass?
Show 4 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. The shapes are variable, but the meanings converge on Prototypes. Improve this answer. Kit Z. Glass noun a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly.
Cup verb treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin. Cup noun a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle. Cup noun a measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint 0. Glass noun a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens. Cup noun one of the suits in a tarot pack. Glass noun a weather glass. Cup noun an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest.
Cup noun a cup-shaped thing. Glass Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Cup A cup is an open-top container used to hold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring e.
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Com vs. Destroyable vs. Aboriginal vs. Coelomate vs. Ocean vs. Judge vs. There isn't a huge difference. You can ask for both in a restaurant. See a translation.
English US Near fluent Filipino. Cups are broad in terms. They can be plastic, glass or foam. They are used for any kind of drink. Glasses are make of glass and depending on the shape can be used for different types of drinks. Tumblers and travel mugs are often confused with each other as well. And in a similar way to cups, you can often tell the difference simply by the presence of a handle.
There are some other telltale signs which signify whether something is a tumbler or travel mug. A travel mug is a type of cup typically used for drinking hot drinks, such as coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Typically, a travel mug is insulated , keeping beverages hot and hands comfortably.
It is specially designed for travel, is made from metal, and usually has a spill-proof lid. This type of drinkware may or may not have a handle and can hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups. A tumbler is a type of drinkware that is used for drinking hot or cold beverages but usually used for cold ones.
A tumbler mostly made from BPA-free plastic or stainless steel comes with a lid and straw and is completely handle-less. Straws are an easy to spot indicator which signifies that drinkware is a tumbler. Not all tumblers have a built-in straw. However, no mugs will have a straw built into the lid. Mugs will often have a hole in the lid one could use for a straw. But the straw will be an optional part of the container. All of this makes the tumbler Vs travel mug question quite easy to solve.
Glass is the easiest type of drinkware to identify.
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