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houseful

houseful noun: as many as a house will hold.

Noun

houseful (plural housefuls or housesful)

  1. as many as a house will hold

Forms of houseful

pluralhousefuls
pluralhousesful

Origin of houseful

From Middle English housful, equivalent to house + -ful.

Questions about houseful

What does houseful mean?
Houseful means as many as a house will hold.
What part of speech is houseful?
Houseful is a noun.
What is the plural of houseful?
The plural of houseful is housefuls.

Words near houseful in the dictionary

  1. housefolk
  2. housefrock
  3. housefrocks
  4. housefront
  5. housefronts
  6. houseful
  7. housefuls
  8. housefurnishing
  9. housefurnishings
  10. housegirl
  11. housegirls

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