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armful
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n 1: the quantity that can be contained in the arms
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bagful
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n 1: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of
popcorn" [syn: bag, bagful]
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basketful
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n 1: the quantity contained in a basket [syn: basket,
basketful]
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bellyful
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n 1: an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your
complaints"
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brimful
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adj 1: filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of
chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes
brimming with tears" [syn: brimful, brimfull,
brimming]
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bucketful
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n 1: the quantity contained in a bucket [syn: bucket,
bucketful]
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bulbul
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n 1: nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
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bull
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n 1: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a
man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he
got" [syn: bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson]
3: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot
of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
[syn: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit,
crap, dogshit]
4: a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the
assignment"
5: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop,
copper, fuzz, pig]
6: an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor
who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
[ant: bear]
7: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
[syn: Taurus, Bull]
8: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about April 20 to May 20 [syn: Taurus, Taurus the Bull,
Bull]
9: the center of a target [syn: bull's eye, bull]
10: a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in
antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) [syn:
bull, papal bull]
11: mature male of various mammals of which the female is called
`cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
v 1: push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn:
bull, bull through]
2: try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The
politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
[syn: talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake]
4: advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
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capful
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n 1: the quantity that a cap will hold
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cupful
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n 1: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee";
"he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: cup, cupful]
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eyeful
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n 1: a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque
redheaded eyeful"
2: a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and
they got an eyeful"
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full
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adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely;
(`full' in this sense is used as a combining form);
"fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full
well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: fully, to
the full, full]
adj 1: containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
"a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life";
"the auditorium was full to overflowing" [ant: empty]
2: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an
entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full
attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire, full,
total]
3: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full
game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: full,
total]
4: filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
[syn: full, replete(p)]
5: (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a
full voice" [ant: thin]
6: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure";
"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full,
good]
7: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full
summer" [syn: broad(a), full(a)]
8: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers";
"a full skirt" [syn: wide, wide-cut, full]
n 1: the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is
at the full" [syn: full moon, full-of-the-moon, full
phase of the moon, full]
v 1: beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the
cloth"
2: make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: wax, full]
[ant: wane]
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handful
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n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were
received" [syn: handful, smattering]
2: the quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: handful,
fistful]
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houseful
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n 1: as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a
houseful of guests"
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mouthful
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n 1: the quantity that can be held in the mouth
2: a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
[syn: taste, mouthful]
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pull
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n 1: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward
or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing
harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" [syn:
pull, pulling]
2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull
of the current"
3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a
lot of pull" [syn: pull, clout]
4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and
opened the drawer"
5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring
pull" [syn: wrench, twist, pull]
6: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on
his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the
smoke slowly" [syn: puff, drag, pull]
7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
v 1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
[syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push]
2: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks
attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many
potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The
store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
[syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant:
beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel,
repulse]
3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
4: apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the
motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull
the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your
knees towards your chin"
5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
"perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn:
perpetrate, commit, pull]
6: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled
a knife on his victim" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get
out, take out]
7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a
stand"; "Pull the car over"
8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped
up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn:
pull, overstretch]
9: cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force
upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining
dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
[syn: pull, draw]
10: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend,
rip, rive, pull]
13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying
through the swing; "pull the ball"
14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
15: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out,
draw out]
16: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy
for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the
underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
[syn: pull, root for]
17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket
shelf"
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roomful
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n 1: the quantity a room will hold
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spoonful
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n 1: as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of
sugar" [syn: spoon, spoonful]
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wool
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n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool,
woolen, woollen]
2: fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into
yarn for weaving
3: outer coat of especially sheep and yaks [syn: wool,
fleece]
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chernobyl
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n 1: a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster
at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
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pailful
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n 1: the quantity contained in a pail [syn: pail, pailful]
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scoopful
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n 1: the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: scoop, scoopful]
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kabul
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in
eastern Afghanistan [syn: Kabul, capital of
Afghanistan]
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kuehl
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ruehl
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schul
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ambuehl
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turnbull
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shul
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