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lakeful

lakeful noun: the amount that a lake can hold.

Noun

lakeful (plural lakefuls or lakesful)

  1. The amount that a lake can hold.
    • Make a lakeful of koumiss; and give a magnificent feast.1972, Faruk Sümer, Ahmet E. Uysal, Warren S. Walker, The Book of Dede Korkut: A Turkish Epic, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 12
    • A drop of water must yield to the analyst the same results as a lakeful.1996, Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton, Gandhi: Selected Political Writings, Hackett Publishing, →ISBN, page 41

Forms of lakeful

plurallakefuls
plurallakesful

Origin of lakeful

From lake + -ful.

Questions about lakeful

What does lakeful mean?
Lakeful means the amount that a lake can hold.
What part of speech is lakeful?
Lakeful is a noun.
What is the plural of lakeful?
The plural of lakeful is lakefuls.

Words near lakeful in the dictionary

  1. Lakefield
  2. lakefill
  3. lakefills
  4. lakefront
  5. lakefronts
  6. lakeful
  7. lakehead
  8. lakeheads
  9. lakehood
  10. lakehouse
  11. lakehouses

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