basketful
basketful noun: the amount that will fit into a basket.
Noun
basketful (plural basketfuls or basketsful)
- The amount that will fit into a basket
- Basketsful of mail for Svetlana began to arrive, friendly notes of welcome to America, marriage proposals, invitations to join religious organizations, as well as the occasional variation of "Go back home, Red dog! Our cat is better than you. She takes care of her children."2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 320
basketful meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
basketful in Tamil
- கூடை நிரம்பக்கொள்ளும் அளவு
basketful in Bengali
- ঝুড়িতে যে পরিমাণ ধরে
basketful in Telugu
- the amount that will fit into a basket
- తట్టెడు taṭṭeḍu
Forms of basketful
| plural | basketfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | basketsful |
Origin of basketful
From Middle English basket ful, baskett full, equivalent to basket + -ful.
Questions about basketful
- What does basketful mean?
- Basketful means the amount that will fit into a basket.
- What is basketful in Tamil?
- Basketful in Tamil is கூடை நிரம்பக்கொள்ளும் அளவு. See Basketful meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is basketful?
- Basketful is a noun.
- What is the plural of basketful?
- The plural of basketful is basketfuls.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: basketful (page history and authors); basketful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); basketful (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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