English > containerful: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | 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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