"heapful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heapfuls [plural], heapsful [plural]
Etymology: heap + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heap|ful|pos=noun}} heap + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|heapsful}} heapful (plural heapfuls or heapsful)
  1. Enough to form a heap; a large number or amount of something.
    Sense id: en-heapful-en-noun-McI~49K8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heapful meaning in English (1.5kB)

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