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stationful

stationful noun: as much as fits in a station.

Noun

stationful (plural stationfuls)

  1. As much as fits in a station.
    • One good companion is better than a stationful of gadding and gossiping acquaintances.1873, Saint Pauls Magazine - Volume 13, page 160
    • […] were the insides of small rooms, stationfuls of hawkers going somewhere, rooms like mine, lights gratefully sleeping on the rivers allowing momentary respite to the watchers, lovers, loners, plain-clothes thieves and such.1989, Sebastian Barry, Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever, page 13

Forms of stationful

pluralstationfuls

Origin of stationful

From station + -ful.

Questions about stationful

What does stationful mean?
Stationful means as much as fits in a station.
What part of speech is stationful?
Stationful is a noun.
What is the plural of stationful?
The plural of stationful is stationfuls.

Words near stationful in the dictionary

  1. stationer's
  2. stationeries
  3. stationers
  4. stationers'
  5. stationery
  6. stationful
  7. stationfuls
  8. stationhouse
  9. stationhouses
  10. stationing
  11. stationings

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