"headful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: head + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|head|ful|pos=adjective}} head + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} headful (not comparable)
  1. (genetics) That fills the head of a phage Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-headful-en-adj-BEjtJxor Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: headfuls [plural], headsful [plural]
Etymology: head + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|head|ful|pos=noun}} head + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|headsful}} headful (plural headfuls or headsful)
  1. An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the mind.
    Sense id: en-headful-en-noun-OX9Rg35I Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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