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headful

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head·ful   (hěd'fŏŏl')   
n.   Informal
  1. A relatively great amount of knowledge: a headful of baseball trivia; a headful of good stories.

  2. An amount that covers the surface of the head, usually except for the face: a headful of auburn curls; a headful of shampoo.

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headful

noun
1. the quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics" 
2. a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice" 
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