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boxful

boxful noun: as much as a box will hold.

Noun

boxful (plural boxfuls or boxesful)

  1. As much as a box will hold.
    • She […] had bought a new dress at Hollander’s and a boxful of toys for the children at Schwartz’s, and had dined once again with Agnes and had had her and Jimmy to dine at the Belmont one evening before a symphony concert.1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 284
    Synonyms:
    boxload

Synonyms of boxful

Forms of boxful

pluralboxfuls
pluralboxesful

Origin of boxful

From box + -ful.

Questions about boxful

What does boxful mean?
Boxful means as much as a box will hold.
What part of speech is boxful?
Boxful is a noun.
What is the plural of boxful?
The plural of boxful is boxfuls.

Words near boxful in the dictionary

  1. boxes up
  2. boxesful
  3. boxfish
  4. boxfishes
  5. Boxford
  6. boxful
  7. boxfuls
  8. Boxgrove
  9. boxhaul
  10. boxhauled
  11. boxhauling

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