English Explanatory Dictionary

armful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amount an arm or arms can hold.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/ /ˈɑːmfl̩/ en-us-armful.mp3 LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-armful.wav

Word forms

armful armfuls armsful armsfuls armfull

Etymology

From arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary