Does a cup have a handle?

A cup is a small, round container, usually with a handle, from which you drink hot drinks such as tea and coffee. A cup often rests on a saucer.
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What do you call a cup without handle?

A mug without a handle, i.e., a bowl or a beaker, is topologically equivalent to a saucer, which is quite evident when a raw clay bowl is flattened on a potter's wheel.
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What is the handle called on a mug?

ear. There is a proverb in English (and many other languages no doubt) that “little pitchers have big ears”. Cup handle is what it's called.
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What is a glass cup with a handle called?

mug. noun. a large glass with a handle used for drinking beer.
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In which side cup is the handle?

That's the handle. The handle of the cup is on whatever side you see that bit on. In this case, the right side, but it could have just as easily been the left side. The cup is an object in space, and could therefor be turned around, so the handle would then be on the left side.
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What is a cup with two handles called?

A bouillon cup is the size of a tea cup with two handles.
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Is it a cup or a mug?

The first point of difference between the words 'cup' and 'mug' is their shape. If you see properly, then you'll notice that the cup is smaller than the mug, and it always comes with a handle and a saucer. But mugs are generally bigger in size and the perfect container to hold coffee or hot chocolate.
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Is it a cup or a glass?

The crucial, and rather obvious, difference is that a cup is normally made of earthenware or porcelain and a glass is made of, well, glass. That is certainly the etymology of the words, but today, if short and has a handle, it's a cup; if it's tall or lacks a handle, it's a glass, regardless of construction.
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Is a cup a cup?

Although they don't regulate measuring cups, Kellames says with almost certainty, “For the most part, a cup is a cup is a cup,” says Kellames. So why then do most kitchens have both liquid and dry measuring cups? Place water in the dry measuring cup, and pour it in the liquid cup; you'll get a cup, or eight ounces.
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Do all mugs have handles?

Handle-less mugs obviously exist, but not all ceramics without handles should be filled with hot liquid. For example, a thin-walled porcelain cup is perfectly fine for hot coffee or tea, but, according to Bull, if filled with hot liquid, one of her ceramic cups “will likely sear your precious hands.”
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What are the parts of a cup called?

The handle, the body, the lip (which is the rim of the mug), the foot (which is the base).
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Why do mugs have two handles?

A: The double handled feature is for added safety for those who no longer have the strength or dexterity to hold a mug with one hand. Because the mug is ceramic the additional weight may help with the tremors, however, it is strongly advised to use caution with hot liquids.
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Is mug a swear word?

If you say that someone is a mug, you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people. He's a mug as far as women are concerned.
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What is mug slang for?

(1) : fool, blockhead. (2) : a person easily deceived. b : punk, thug.
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What is a mug British slang?

mug 2. / (mʌɡ) / noun. British slang a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily. a mug's game a worthless activity.
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Why is a cup called a cup?

An Old English word, from Latin cuppa. As early as 1640 cup could mean 'a sports trophy in the form of a cup', originally for horse-racing.
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Whats a cup and a glass?

A glass is a drinking container made of a transparent material (we have picnic glasses made of plastic) for cold liquids. A cup is a drinking container made of an opaque, non-glass, material for hot liquids.
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Is a tumbler a cup?

What is a Tumbler? Tumbler cups are traditionally used for cold drinks like lemonade, iced teas, smoothies, and summer cocktails. They are usually made from plastic or metal. A double-walled stainless steel tumbler, like the FLASKE Tumbler, will insulate both hot and cold beverages.
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What size is a cup?

A cup is a unit of volume measurement of volume equal to 16 tablespoons, ½ pint, ¼ quart, or 8 fluid ounces. A US cup is about 237 mL. Rougher equivalents are 240 mL and 250 mL, where the latter fits nicely with a US pint of 500 mL and a pound of 500 g.
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What is classed as a cup?

The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes. In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup being 250 millilitres.
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What is a small coffee cup called?

An espresso cup, also known as a demitasse cup - the French word for half cup, is the smallest of the coffee cups.
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When did Cups get handles?

The handle on a teacup was an explicitly German invention in 1707, by Johann Friedrich Bottger, to solve the freshness issue.
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What happens after a cup and handle?

If a cup and handle pattern is confirmed, it will be followed by a bullish price move upward. You can pick a price target based on the size of the cup, but it becomes much less clear what will happen after the initial breakout from the cup and handle pattern.
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Is a cup and handle bullish?

William O'Neil's Cup with Handle is a bullish continuation pattern that marks a consolidation period followed by a breakout. There are two parts to the pattern: the cup and the handle. The cup forms after an advance and looks like a bowl or rounding bottom.
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