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hatful

hatful noun: the amount that will fit into a hat.

Noun

hatful (plural hatfuls or hatsful)

  1. The amount that will fit into a hat.
    • It was not quite enough time to tackle the wood-fired bathtub contraption, but it was plenty enough to motor up a long, winding hill to the north, where almost a year before we'd found hatfuls and shirtfuls of morel mushrooms with Erik's friend Breakfast.2013, Ben Hewitt, Saved: How I Quit Worrying about Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World
  2. (colloquial) A large amount or number.
    • a hatful of trouble
    • a hatful of money

Forms of hatful

pluralhatfuls
pluralhatsful

Origin of hatful

From hat + -ful.

Questions about hatful

What does hatful mean?
Hatful means the amount that will fit into a hat.
What part of speech is hatful?
Hatful is a noun.
What is the plural of hatful?
The plural of hatful is hatfuls.

Words near hatful in the dictionary

  1. hatfished
  2. hatfisher
  3. hatfishers
  4. hatfishes
  5. hatfishing
  6. hatful
  7. hatfuls
  8. hatguard
  9. hatguards
  10. hath
  11. hatha

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