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shelfful

shelfful noun: enough to fill a shelf.

Noun

shelfful (plural shelffuls or shelvesful)

  1. Enough to fill a shelf.
    • a shelfful of books

Forms of shelfful

pluralshelffuls
pluralshelvesful

Origin of shelfful

From shelf + -ful.

Questions about shelfful

What does shelfful mean?
Shelfful means enough to fill a shelf.
What part of speech is shelfful?
Shelfful is a noun.
What is the plural of shelfful?
The plural of shelfful is shelffuls.

Words near shelfful in the dictionary

  1. shelfback
  2. shelfbacks
  3. shelfbreak
  4. shelfbreaks
  5. shelfed
  6. shelfful
  7. shelffuls
  8. shelfie
  9. shelfies
  10. shelfing
  11. shelflation

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