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armful
noun arm·ful \ˈärm-ˌfu̇l\
: an amount that can be carried in a person's arm or arms
plural arm·fuls \-ˌfu̇lz\ also arms·ful \ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l\
Full Definition of ARMFUL
: as much as the arm or arms can hold
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First Known Use of ARMFUL
1579
Rhymes with ARMFUL
bagful, bellpull, brimful, bulbul, cageful, canful, capful, carful, cheekful, chestful, chock-full, cupful, drawerful, earful, eyeful, fistful, forkful, glassful, handful, houseful, in full, jarful, John Bull, jugful, lapful, mouthful, mugful, outpull, pailful, panful, pipeful, pit bull, plateful, potful, push-pull, rackful, roomful, sackful, scoopful, shelfful, skinful, spadeful, spoonful, stageful, steel wool, tankful, tinful, topful, trainful, trayful, truckful, trunkful, tubful
ARMFUL Defined for Kids
armful
noun arm·ful \ˈärm-ˌfu̇l\
plural arm·fuls \-ˌfu̇lz\ or arms·ful \ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l\
Definition of ARMFUL for Kids
: as much as a person's arm can hold <He carried an armful of dirty clothes to the washing machine.>
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