单词 | zooful |
释义 | > as lemmasˈzooful ˈzooful n. a quantity (of animals) that would fill a zoo; (in extended use) a large group (of people), often characterized as boisterous, noisy, etc. Π 1914 A. B. Spens Winter in India 52 A few of the Indians were apparently busy, but the great majority squatted in the sun, chattering like a zooful of monkeys. 1974 S. King Carrie (1975) 100 He's got a zooful of friends, too. 1991 D. Richler Kicking Tomorrow vi. 100 A school bus pulled up beside the schoolyard and disgorged a zooful of primary schoolers. 2011 Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. 32 Well-loved poet introduces a veritable zooful of real and imaginary animals. < as lemmas |
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