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dishful

dishful noun: as much as a dish will hold.

Noun

dishful (plural dishfuls or dishesful)

  1. As much as a dish will hold.

Forms of dishful

pluraldishfuls
pluraldishesful

Origin of dishful

From Middle English dishful, dischefull, dyschefol, equivalent to dish + -ful.

Questions about dishful

What does dishful mean?
Dishful means as much as a dish will hold.
What part of speech is dishful?
Dishful is a noun.
What is the plural of dishful?
The plural of dishful is dishfuls.

Words near dishful in the dictionary

  1. dishevelledly
  2. dishevelledness
  3. dishevelling
  4. dishevelment
  5. dishevels
  6. dishful
  7. dishfuls
  8. dishie
  9. dishier
  10. dishies
  11. dishiest

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