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vanful

vanful noun: as much as a van will hold.

Noun

vanful (plural vanfuls or vansful)

  1. As much as a van will hold.
    • At Thornton’s request, the firm of Dominic Winter hauled a couple of vansful of books directly from the library.2007, Fine Books & Collections, page 23
    • For one thing, they are cheaper and more compact than older systems, which required a vanful of equipment and a dedicated tech nerd and cost thousands of dollars a week to rent.2007 March 25, Jesse Green, “Theater’s Alive With the Sound of Laptops”, in New York Times

Forms of vanful

pluralvanfuls
pluralvansful

Origin of vanful

From van + -ful.

Questions about vanful

What does vanful mean?
Vanful means as much as a van will hold.
What part of speech is vanful?
Vanful is a noun.
What is the plural of vanful?
The plural of vanful is vanfuls.

Words near vanful in the dictionary

  1. Vaneverys
  2. Vanfleet
  3. Vanfleets
  4. Vanfossen
  5. Vanfossens
  6. vanful
  7. vanfuls
  8. vang
  9. Vang Vieng
  10. vanga
  11. vangas

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