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CONTAINERFUL
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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)
