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The word cupful is a singular, common noun, a word for a thing.
Barely amounting to as much as indicated - example: a scant two hours; a scant cupful. Having an inadequate or limited supply - example - (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
The answer will depend on how much water - a drop, a cupful, a bucketful, a whole lakeful or WHAT!
Cupful is the singular form. It indicates a single full cup of something, often a food ingredient. Cupfuls is the plural, according to The Perrin-Smith Handbook of Current English, page 349. More than one full cup of something is referred to as cupfuls, as in two cupfuls of flour.
No. The suffix -ful means "full" but is only a compound noun in such words as cupful or teaspoonful. In watchful, peaceful, and beautiful, it just forms an adjective.