cup

Shape-based nouns are words like "chair" or "cup" that describe a category of objects based on their shape, rather than other characteristics such as color or material.

Yoakam cupped his free hand around the bottom of the phone to help amplify the sound.

The collection also includes a chicken cup used to serve wine for the Chenghua emperor and Ru wares made for the Northern Song dynasty court around 1086.

He has a similar aw-shucks, genial manner — easy to laugh and quick to offer a cup of tea — that belies the strange hive of imagery buzzing inside his head.

Cherundolo, whose rebuilt roster finished atop the conference table, is the only coach to take his team to two cup finals in 2024, winning the U.S.