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nostrilful

nostrilful noun: the amount of a substance that can fit in a nostril.

Noun

nostrilful (plural nostrilfuls or nostrilsful)

  1. The amount of a substance that can fit in a nostril.
    • Some of his contemporaries from other waters are greeted with nostrilsful of foul water, reeking of detergent and factory waste.1969 February 15, “Angling: Cliff Parker says: It’s a wise salmon that knows its own father”, in The Birmingham Post, number 34,408, page III

Forms of nostrilful

pluralnostrilfuls
pluralnostrilsful

Origin of nostrilful

From nostril + -ful.

Questions about nostrilful

What does nostrilful mean?
Nostrilful means the amount of a substance that can fit in a nostril.
What part of speech is nostrilful?
Nostrilful is a noun.
What is the plural of nostrilful?
The plural of nostrilful is nostrilfuls.

Words near nostrilful in the dictionary

  1. nostrifies
  2. nostrify
  3. nostrifying
  4. nostril
  5. nostriled
  6. nostrilful
  7. nostrilfuls
  8. nostrility
  9. nostrilled
  10. nostrils
  11. nostrilsful

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