2006-10-02 20:43:31 · 5 answers · asked by jat_doabia 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Generic term for a container of that shape.
2006-10-02 20:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call it a glass. I'd call it a cup.
Or a steel tumbler.
It's just a thing with me. A glass has to be made of glass.
If it has a handle and is sort of tall I call it a mug.
But I think some people call every drink container a glass, and that probably is the best answer to your specific question.
2006-10-02 20:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, pretty much anything you drink out of is called a 'glass' (unless it's a 'goblet', a 'cup', a 'tumbler', or a 'mug' âº)
And why did you call it a 'tumbler' when a tumbler is a part of the mechanism of a key lock? âº
English is a real pain in the αss, isn't it? Even for us native speakers it's sometimes confusing âº
Doug
2006-10-02 20:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just the English language ... it doesn't always make sense.
2006-10-02 20:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tumble your wits a bit-buddy its the shape that has pulled the name along
2006-10-02 21:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by shishir g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋