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- [gob-lit]
- /ˈgɒb lɪt/
- /ˈɡɒb.lət/
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- [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
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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