arkful
arkful noun: enough to fill an ark.
Noun
arkful (plural arkfuls)
- Enough to fill an ark
- And there they lived all together, Noah and his arkful of pets, for many weary days, while the waters raged and the winds howled outside, and all the earth was covered fathoms deep out of sight below the waves.1903, Abbie Farwell Brown, The Curious Book of Birds
- "An arkful of nonnative animals and plants have been introduced into the [upper Des Plaines River] basin, often with unintended ecological effects," according to the state Department of Natural Resources publication "Critical Trends in Illinois Ecosystems"(dnr.state.il.us/orep/ctap2/toc1.htm). "2002 March 1, Harold Henderson, “City File”, in Chicago Reader
Forms of arkful
| plural | arkfuls |
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Origin of arkful
From ark + -ful.
Questions about arkful
- What does arkful mean?
- Arkful means enough to fill an ark.
- What part of speech is arkful?
- Arkful is a noun.
- What is the plural of arkful?
- The plural of arkful is arkfuls.
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