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paddleful

paddleful noun: the amount that can be held on, or displaced by, a paddle.

Noun

paddleful (plural paddlefuls or paddlesful)

  1. The amount that can be held on, or displaced by, a paddle.
    • He flicked a paddleful of water at me.

Forms of paddleful

pluralpaddlefuls
pluralpaddlesful

Origin of paddleful

From paddle + -ful.

Questions about paddleful

What does paddleful mean?
Paddleful means the amount that can be held on, or displaced by, a paddle.
What part of speech is paddleful?
Paddleful is a noun.
What is the plural of paddleful?
The plural of paddleful is paddlefuls.

Words near paddleful in the dictionary

  1. paddled one's own canoe
  2. paddlefeet
  3. paddlefish
  4. paddlefishes
  5. paddlefoot
  6. paddleful
  7. paddlefuls
  8. paddleless
  9. paddlelike
  10. paddler
  11. paddlers

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