blockful
blockful noun: an amount that fills a block.
Noun
blockful (plural blockfuls or blocksful)
- An amount that fills a block.
- He dragged his eyes away from a blockful of dying embers and looked at the sky.1940, American Magazine - Volume 129, page 25
- For the progressive divine, there are likely to be valley towns with sewerage system and police patrol, and adjacent small cities with their blocksful of souls in need of salvation, not to mention talking pictures, Rotary Clubs, and vaudeville.1970, Charles Morrow Wilson, Backwoods America, page 44
Examples of blockful in a sentence
- The trends were clear enough, more handsome cooperatives marching along the lake shore, apartments by the blockful, ornate hives designed to accommodate the growing density of the city.1986, Mary Shura Craig, Fortune's Destiny, page 120:
- Three or four blockfuls of New Yorkers could pay their water bills on the interest of what he spent.1990, Noel Perrin, First Person Rural: Essays of a Sometime Farmer, page 122:
Forms of blockful
| plural | blockfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | blocksful |
Origin of blockful
From block + -ful.
Questions about blockful
- What does blockful mean?
- Blockful means an amount that fills a block.
- How do you use blockful in a sentence?
- The trends were clear enough, more handsome cooperatives marching along the lake shore, apartments by the blockful, ornate hives designed to accommodate the growing density of the city.
- What part of speech is blockful?
- Blockful is a noun.
- What is the plural of blockful?
- The plural of blockful is blockfuls.
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