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penful

penful noun: enough to fill a pen.

Noun

penful (plural penfuls or pensful)

  1. Enough to fill a pen.
    • a penful of ink

Forms of penful

pluralpenfuls
pluralpensful

Origin of penful

From pen + -ful.

Questions about penful

What does penful mean?
Penful means enough to fill a pen.
What part of speech is penful?
Penful is a noun.
What is the plural of penful?
The plural of penful is penfuls.

Words near penful in the dictionary

  1. penfolds
  2. penfriend
  3. penfriends
  4. penfriendship
  5. penfriendships
  6. penful
  7. penfuls
  8. peng
  9. Peng Chau
  10. peng ting
  11. peng tings

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