"skyful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skyfuls [plural], skiesful [plural]
Etymology: sky + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sky|ful|pos=noun}} sky + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|skiesful}} skyful (plural skyfuls or skiesful)
  1. As much as a sky will hold.
    Sense id: en-skyful-en-noun-ZfZt2zD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for skyful meaning in English (1.3kB)

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