English > containerful: 1 sense > noun 1, quantityMeaning | The quantity that a container will hold. |
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Narrower | armful | The quantity that can be contained in the arms |
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bag, bagful | The quantity that a bag will hold |
barnful | The quantity that a barn will hold |
barrel, barrelful | The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold |
barrow, barrowful | The quantity that a barrow will hold |
basin, basinful | The quantity that a basin will hold |
basket, basketful | The quantity contained in a basket |
bin, binful | The quantity contained in a bin |
bottle, bottleful | The quantity contained in a bottle |
bowl, bowlful | The quantity contained in a bowl / bowl / bowl / bowl |
box, boxful | The quantity contained in a box |
bucket, bucketful | The quantity contained in a bucket |
can, canful | The quantity contained in a can |
capful | The quantity that a cap will hold |
carful | The quantity that a car / car / car / car / car will hold |
cartload | The quantity that a cart holds |
carton, cartonful | The quantity contained in a carton |
case, caseful | The quantity contained in a case |
cask, caskful | The quantity a cask will hold |
crate, crateful | The quantity contained in a crate |
cup, cupful | The quantity a cup will hold |
dessertspoon, dessertspoonful | As much as a dessert spoon will hold |
dish, dishful | The quantity that a dish will hold |
dustpan, dustpanful | The quantity that a dustpan will hold |
flask, flaskful | The quantity a flask will hold |
glass, glassful | The quantity a glass will hold |
handful, fistful | The quantity that can be held in the hand |
hatful | As many or as much as a hat will hold |
headful | The quantity of information that a head will hold |
houseful | As many as a house will accommodate |
jar, jarful | The quantity contained in a jar |
jug, jugful | The quantity contained in a jug |
keg, kegful | The quantity contained in a keg |
kettle, kettleful | The quantity a kettle will hold |
lapful | The quantity that can be held in the lap |
mouthful | The quantity that can be held in the mouth |
mug, mugful | The quantity that can be held in a mug |
pail, pailful | The quantity contained in a pail |
pipeful | The quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time |
pitcher, pitcherful | The quantity contained in a pitcher |
plate, plateful | The quantity contained in a plate |
pocketful | The quantity a pocket will hold |
pot, potful | The quantity contained in a pot |
roomful | The quantity a room will hold |
sack, sackful | The quantity contained in a sack |
scoop, scoopful | The quantity a scoop will hold |
shelfful | The amount that a shelf will hold |
shoeful | The amount that a shoe will hold |
shovel, shovelful, spadeful | The quantity a shovel can hold |
skepful | The quantity a skep can hold |
spoon, spoonful | As much as a spoon will hold |
tablespoon, tablespoonful | As much as a tablespoon will hold |
tank, tankful | As much as a tank will hold |
teacup, teacupful | As much as a teacup will hold |
teaspoon, teaspoonful | As much as a teaspoon will hold |
thimble, thimbleful | As much as a thimble will hold |
tub, tubful | The amount that a tub will hold |
Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
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