plastic cup

collocation in English

meaningsofplasticandcup

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plastic
adjective
uk
/ˈplæs.tɪk/us
/ˈplæs.tɪk/
made ...
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cup
noun
uk
/kʌp/us
/kʌp/
a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, ...
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(Definition ofplasticandcupfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplastic cup

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Moisture was supplied by way of a moist paper plug fitted into aplasticcup(2.5 cm in diameter).
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For the object phase there were four target objects : baseball hat, plastic fork, toothbrush, and aplasticcup.
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They have tried some form ofplasticcup.
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The 0-, 1-, 2-, and 3-day-old eggs placed on a moist filter paper in aplasticcup(50 ml).
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A plastic tube (18 mm diameter), ending in a transparentplasticcup(80 mm high, 70 mm diameter) was attached to each bag.
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There is now a new procedure whereby oneplasticcupis placed inside another.
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Theplasticcupdamages the environment, and the tea in it is also damaging.
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It is not practical politics to enforce it against the individual passenger who throws hisplasticcupoverboard.
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It is packaged in aplasticcupwith a foil lid.
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A third common type of wrench utilizes a metal orplasticcupthat is shaped much like a socket.
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As for aplasticcupit can take up to 90 years, depending on the type of plastic.
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In some cases, the standard tea light metal cup has been replaced with a clearplasticcup.
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In front of each teammate is a disposableplasticcupfilled with a set amount of beer.
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This drug is described has having possibly fatal side effects and is seen dramatically melting aplasticcup(a glass syringe is required).
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The item concentrates energy on an object without damaging anything on the way, for example a piece of paper within aplasticcup.
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A rational person does not typically value a speck of dust instrumentally; nor does a rational person typically value aplasticcupintrinsically.
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The bird reveals that the cave is actually a mile long marble sculpture of aplasticcup, hanging in the sky, part of a larger statue.
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For example, a plastic computer case could be downcycled into aplasticcup, which then becomes a park bench, etc.; this may eventually lead to waste.
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Today, some "cha chaan tengs" serve ice-less iced milk tea, made by pouring hot milk tea into aplasticcupand then cooling it in a fridge.
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It consists of a flavored sorbet like frozen dessert inside a conical,plasticcupwith a gumball at the bottom; the flavor of the ice is usually raspberry ripple.
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