Glassfuls

Glassfuls
Glassful Glass"ful, n.; pl. {Glassfuls}. The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold. [1913 Webster]

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  • glassfuls — glass·ful || glæsfÊŠl / glɑːs n. cupful, full amount that a glass can hold …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glassful — In the plural, care should be taken to distinguish glassfuls from glasses full. A glassful is an amount contained in a glass, and three glassfuls (e.g. of water) means three times this amount, though not necessarily held in three glasses. Three… …   Modern English usage

  • Glassful — Glass ful, n.; pl. {Glassfuls}. The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • glassful — /glas fool, glahs /, n., pl. glassfuls. an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler. [bef. 900; ME; OE glaes full. See GLASS, FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * …   Universalium

  • glassful —   pl. glassfuls …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • glass — noun 1》 a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime.     ↘ornaments and other articles made from glass.     ↘greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively. 2》 a drinking container… …   English new terms dictionary

  • glassful — UK [ˈɡlɑːsfʊl] / US [ˈɡlæsfʊl] noun [countable] Word forms glassful : singular glassful plural glassfuls the amount of liquid in a glass …   English dictionary

  • glassful — /ˈglasfʊl/ (say glahsfool) noun (plural glassfuls) as much as a glass holds …  

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