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house·ful
/
ˈhaʊs
fʊl
/
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[
hous
-f
oo
l
]
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noun,
plural
house·fuls.
1.
as many as a
house
will
accommodate:
a houseful of weekend guests.
2.
as much as a
house
will hold:
He had several housefuls of furniture.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English. See
house
,
-ful
Usage note
See
-ful.
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houseful
(ˈhaʊsfʊl)
—
n
the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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