"hiveful" meaning in All languages combined

See hiveful on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hivefuls [plural]
Etymology: hive + -ful Etymology templates: {{af|en|hive|-ful|pos=noun}} hive + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} hiveful (plural hivefuls)
  1. The amount contained in a hive.
    Sense id: en-hiveful-en-noun-d1Ik4r6v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hiveful meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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