Containerful (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quantity that a container will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("containerful" is a kind of...):

indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "containerful"):

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)

dessertspoon; dessertspoonful (as much as a dessert spoon 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)

armful (the quantity that can be contained in the arms)

bag; bagful (the quantity that a bag will hold)

barrel; barrelful (the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold)

barrow; barrowful (the quantity that a barrow will hold)

barnful (the quantity that a barn 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)

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 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)

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)

fistful; handful (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)

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