full of

Prepositional phrase

1. Used to designate a type of full house; the three of a kind is "full of" the pair.
   • queens full of nines (three queens and two nines)
   • The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings (three aces and two kings).
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see full, of.
   • Hill, an author, historian, venerable cook and teacher, ushered us into a kitchen full of herbs, baskets of fruit and the source of that intoxicating scent.2025 July 23, Lisa Donovan, “This Free-Form Pie Is Full of Treasures”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul...
   • Yet ministers continue to drag their feet, appearing to obstinately prefer any option other than the obvious, while also saying, as Lord Hendy did on January 19: "It is clear that the West Coast Main Line is full of trains. There's no space left."2026 February 4, Philip Haigh, “Northern England deserves a more coherent rail plan”, in RAIL, number 1054, page 51