houseful

[ hous-fool ]

/ ˈhaʊs fʊl /

noun, plural house·fuls.

as many as a house will accommodate: a houseful of weekend guests.

as much as a house will hold: He had several housefuls of furniture.

Origin of houseful

1250–1300; Middle English. See house, -ful

usage note for houseful

See -ful.

Words nearby houseful

house factor, housefather, house finch, house flag, housefly, houseful, house furnishings, house group, houseguest, household, household ammonia

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Example sentences from the Web for houseful

Raising a houseful of kids mostly on her own was enough of a challenge, without throwing ooh-la-la gourmet cooking into the mix.
4 Autumnal Desserts|Michel Richard|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It is rather a terrible thing, a houseful of boys in a town, or in a pretty thickly populated district.
Lost Leaders|Andrew Lang
Why, I never supposed I had such a motherly streak in my nature, or I would have wedded and had a houseful.
A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg|Amanda M. Douglas
The wretched bachelor who undertakes to look after a houseful of children like you is to be pitied.
The Story Girl|Lucy Maud Montgomery

Early in the second week of September the houseful of guests at Hilcrest went away, leaving the family once more alone.
The Turn of the Tide|Eleanor H. Porter
The christening was a great occasion, with a houseful of guests, and a great deal of speechmaking.
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer

British Dictionary definitions for houseful

houseful

/ (ˈhaʊsfʊl) /

noun

the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house

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单词	houseful
释义	houseful [ hous-fool ] / ˈhaʊs fʊl / noun, plural house·fuls. as many as a house will accommodate: a houseful of weekend guests. as much as a house will hold: He had several housefuls of furniture. Origin of houseful 1250–1300; Middle English. See house, -ful usage note for houseful See -ful. Words nearby houseful house factor, housefather, house finch, house flag, housefly, houseful, house furnishings, house group, houseguest, household, household ammonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for houseful Raising a houseful of kids mostly on her own was enough of a challenge, without throwing ooh-la-la gourmet cooking into the mix. 4 Autumnal Desserts\|Michel Richard\|November 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST It is rather a terrible thing, a houseful of boys in a town, or in a pretty thickly populated district. Lost Leaders\|Andrew Lang Why, I never supposed I had such a motherly streak in my nature, or I would have wedded and had a houseful. A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg\|Amanda M. Douglas The wretched bachelor who undertakes to look after a houseful of children like you is to be pitied. The Story Girl\|Lucy Maud Montgomery Early in the second week of September the houseful of guests at Hilcrest went away, leaving the family once more alone. The Turn of the Tide\|Eleanor H. Porter The christening was a great occasion, with a houseful of guests, and a great deal of speechmaking. The Great Hunger\|Johan Bojer British Dictionary definitions for houseful houseful / (ˈhaʊsfʊl) / noun the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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