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goblet

gob·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gob-lit]
    • /ˈgɒb lɪt/
    • /ˈɡɒb.lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gob-lit]
    • /ˈgɒb lɪt/

Definitions of goblet word

  • noun goblet a drinking glass with a foot and stem. 1
  • noun goblet Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles. 1
  • noun goblet A drinking glass with a foot and a stem. 1
  • noun goblet drinking cup 1
  • noun goblet drinking glass 1
  • countable noun goblet A goblet is a type of cup without handles and usually with a long stem. 0

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Origin of goblet

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English gobelet < Old French, diminutive of gobel cup ≪ Celtic

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Parts of speech for Goblet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

goblet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for goblet

noun goblet

  • mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
  • drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
  • bowl — A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
  • beaker — A beaker is a plastic cup used for drinking, usually one with no handle.
  • potion — a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.

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