"vaseful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vasefuls [plural], vasesful [plural]
Etymology: vase + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vase|ful|pos=noun}} vase + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|vasesful}} vaseful (plural vasefuls or vasesful)
  1. As much as a vase will hold.
    Sense id: en-vaseful-en-noun-yMwnHRaC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vaseful meaning in English (2.4kB)

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