containerful - the quantity that a container will holdarmful - the quantity that can be contained in the arms bagful, bag - the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" barnful - the quantity that a barn will hold basinful, basin - the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" binful, bin - the quantity contained in a bin boxful, box - the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" canful, can - the quantity contained in a can capful - the quantity that a cap will hold carful - the quantity that a car will hold cartload - the quantity that a cart holds cupful, cup - the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" dishful, dish - the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" hatful - as many or as much as a hat will hold headful - the quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics" houseful - as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests" jarful, jar - the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" jugful, jug - the quantity contained in a jug keg, kegful - the quantity contained in a keg lapful - the quantity that can be held in the lap mouthful - the quantity that can be held in the mouth mug, mugful - the quantity that can be held in a mug pipeful - the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time potful, pot - the quantity contained in a pot roomful - the quantity a room will hold shelfful - the amount that a shelf will hold; "he bought a shelfful of books" shoeful - the amount that a shoe will hold; "he emptied out a shoeful of water" skepful - the quantity a skep can hold spoonful, spoon - as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar" |