Now updated for CSW15. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| apronful | the quantity an apron can hold. |
| armful | as much as can be carried in the arms > ARMFULS or ARMSFUL. |
| armload | as much as may be carried in the arms. |
| bagful | the contents of a bag > BAGFULS or BAGSFUL. |
| barrelful | the contents of a barrel > BARRELFULS or BARRELSFUL. |
| barrowful | the contents of a barrow. |
| basinful | the contents of a basin. |
| basketful | the contents of a basket > BASKETFULS or BASKETSFUL. |
| beakerful | the contents of a beaker > BASKETFULS or BASKETSFUL. |
| bellyful | the contents of a belly. |
| bibful | as in to spill a bibful i.e. reveal secrets. |
| boatful | as much as a boat can hold. |
| boatload | the contents of a boat. |
| bombload | as many bombs as may be carried by a plane. |
| bookful | as much as will fill a book. |
| bottleful | the contents of a bottle. |
| bowlful | the contents of a bowl. |
| boxful | the contents of a box. |
| brimful brimfull | full to the brim. |
| brimfullness | the state of being BRIMFULL. |
| brimfully | (adv.) BRIMFULL. |
| bucketful | the contents of a bucket > BUCKETFULS or BUCKETSFUL. |
| bushelful | an amount equivalent to a bushel, a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons. |
| busload | a load that fills a bus. |
| cageful | the contents of a cage. |
| canful | the contents of a can > CANFULS or CANSFUL. |
| capful | the contents of a cap. |
| carful | the contents of a car. |
| carload | a load that fills a car. |
| cartful | the contents of a cart. |
| cartload | the contents of a cart. |
| caseload | enough cases to occupy e.g. a doctor or social worker. |
| cheekful | the contents of a cheek. |
| chestful | the contents of a chest. |
| closetful | the contents of a closet. |
| coachload | the passengers of a coach taken collectively. |
| crateful | the contents of a crate. |
| cropful | the contents of a (bird's) crop. Cf. CROPFULL, having a full crop. |
| cropfull | having a full crop. N.B. this is an adjective: no CROPFULLS*. |
| cupful | the contents of a full cup > CUPFULS or CUPSFUL. |
| dessertspoonful | the contents of a dessert spoon. |
| dipperful | the contents of a dipper. |
| dishful | as much as a dish holds when full. |
| drawerful | the contents of a drawer. |
| dropperful | the contents of a DROPPER > DROPPERFULS or DROPPERSFUL. |
| earful | sufficient to fill an ear. |
| eyeful | a complete view. |
| fistful | as much as a fist will hold. |
| forkful | the contents of a fork > FORKFULS or FORKSFUL. |
| gardenful | the contents of a garden. |
| glassful | the contents of a glass. |
| gourdful | the contents of a gourd. |
| gowpenful | a double handful. |
| gutful gutsful | one's fill, more than enough. Note that the pl. of GUTFUL is GUTFULS; GUTSFUL is an alternative singular form with pl. GUTSFULS. |
| handful | the contents of a hand > HANDFULS or HANDSFUL. |
| harborful | the contents of a harbor. |
| harbourful | the contents of a harbour. |
| hatful | the contents of a hat > HATFULS or HATSFUL. |
| headful | the contents of a head. |
| hornful | the contents of a horn. |
| houseful | the contents of a house. |
| jarful | the contents of a jar > JARFULS or JARSFUL. |
| jugful | the contents of a jug > JUGFULS or JUGSFUL. |
| kettleful | the contents of a kettle. |
| kistful | as much as a KIST (chest) can hold. |
| ladleful | a quantity sufficient to fill a ladle. |
| lapful | the contents of a lap. |
| lockful | enough to fill a canal lock. |
| loofful | an open handful. |
| lungful | the contents of one's lungs. |
| mouthful | the contents of a mouth. |
| mugful | the contents of a mug. |
| needleful | as much thread as is used in a needle at one time. |
| nestful | the contents of a nest. |
| netful | the contents of a net. |
| nieveful | a closed handful. |
| pageful | the contents of a page. |
| pailful | the contents of a pail > PAILSFUL or PAILFULS. |
| palmful | the contents of a palm. |
| panful | the contents of a pan. |
| penful | as much ink as a pen can take at a dip. |
| pipeful | as much e.g. tobacco as will fill a pipe. |
| pitcherful | the quantity a pitcher will hold > PITCHERFULS or PITCHERSFUL. |
| planeload | as much as may be carried by a plane. |
| plateful | the contents of a plate > PLATEFULS or PLATESFUL. |
| platterful | the contents of a platter > PLATTERFULS or PLATTERSFUL. |
| pocketful | the contents of a pocket > POCKETSFUL or POCKETFULS. |
| pokeful | as much as a poke (bag) will hold. |
| potful | the contents of a pot. |
| pouchful | the contents of a pouch. |
| pressful | the contents of a press e.g. of oil or wine. |
| purseful | the contents of a purse. |
| quiverful | the contents of a quiver. |
| rackful | the contents of a full rack. |
| roomful | the contents of a room > ROOMFULS or ROOMSFUL. |
| sackful | the contents of a sack > SACKFULS or SACKSFUL. |
| satchelful | the contents of a satchel > SATCHELFULS or SATCHELSFUL. |
| saucerful | the contents of a saucer. |
| scoopful | the contents of a scoop > SCOOPFULS or SCOOPSFUL. |
| scuttleful | the contents of a scuttle. |
| shedful shedload | the contents of a shed. |
| shelfful | as much as a shelf can hold. |
| shellful | the contents of a shell. |
| shipful | as much or as many as a ship will hold. |
| shipload | the contents of a ship. |
| shitload | a lot. |
| shopful | the contents of a shop. |
| shovelful | as much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel > SHOVELFULS or SHOVELSFUL. |
| sinkful | the contents of a sink. |
| skepful | the contents of a SKEP (a kind of basket). |
| skinful | as much alcoholic drink as one can hold. |
| snootful | enough alcohol to make one drunk. |
| spadeful | the contents of a spade. |
| spoonful | the contents of a spoon > SPOONSFUL or SPOONFULS. |
| stageful | the contents of a stage. |
| stickful | as much set type as fills a composing stick. |
| stomachful | the contents of a stomach; (adj.) spirited, haughty. |
| streetful | the contents of a street. |
| tableful | the contents of a table > TABLEFULS or TABLESFUL. |
| tablespoonful | the contents of a tablespoon > TABLESPOONFULS or TABLESPOONSFUL. |
| tankful | the contents of a tank. |
| teacupful | as much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup > TEACUPFULS or TEACUPSFUL. |
| teaspoonful | the contents of a teaspoon > TEASPOONFULS or TEASPOONSFUL. |
| tentful | the contents of a tent. |
| thimbleful | the contents of a thimble > THIMBLEFULS or THIMBLESFUL. |
| tinful | the contents of a tin. |
| toothful | a small mouthful esp. of liquor. |
| topful topfull | full to the top. |
| trainful | the contents of a train. |
| trainload | what a train can carry. |
| trayful | as much as a tray will hold. |
| truckful | as much as a truck can hold. |
| truckload | the contents of a truck. |
| trunkful | the contents of a trunk. |
| tubeful | the contents of a tube. |
| tubful | the contents of a tub. |
| tumblerful | as much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler > TUMBLERFULS or TUMBLERSFUL. |
| udderful | the contents of a full udder. |
| urnful | as much as an urn will hold. |
| vanload | the contents of a van. |
| vaseful | the contents of a vase. |
| vatful | the contents of a vat. |
| vialful | the contents of a vial. |
| wagonful | the contents of a wagon. |
| wagonload | the contents of a full wagon. |
| wamefou wameful | a bellyful. |
| wineglassful | the contents of a wineglass. |
| workload | the amount of work someone has to do. |