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gapfuls

gapfuls is the plural of gapful.

Meaning of gapful

Noun

gapful (plural gapfuls)

  1. A quantity that fills a gap.
    • The spirit of a robust carnival gathering at a threshing could swoop inpulsively to serious horse-play: half a gapful of stones in a sack of oats to be carried to a loft or butting a heavy forkful of straw to " bring a man down off the ladder ".1983, Michael J. Murphy, Ulster Folk of Field and Fireside, page 107

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Questions about gapfuls

What is gapfuls the plural of?
Gapfuls is the plural of gapful.

Words near gapfuls in the dictionary

  1. gapfill
  2. gapfilled
  3. gapfilling
  4. gapfills
  5. gapful
  6. gapfuls
  7. gapicomine
  8. gapik
  9. gapiks
  10. gaping
  11. gaping for

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