armful
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈɑrmfəl/
:
carga
- She walked into the room with an armful of flowers to surprise her friend.
- an armful of groceries
- an armful of clothes
- an armful of books
Examples
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Jennifer crosses by them, carrying an armful of plastic wrappings and containers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Well, she sure got herself an armful of groceries.
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And my prize is an armful of love.
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A flower girl approaches the table with an armful of roses.
Fiction book (1996) -
Big Ed hugs Jack as best he can with an armful of gifts.
Fiction book (2000) -
A man carrying an armful of files bumped into her and continued on his way.
Fiction book (1999) -
Al walks among them, carrying an armful of differently colored belts.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kate enters, exhausted, and deposits an armful of papers on Dr. Drake's desk.
Fiction book (2001) -
Tegan emerged from the storeroom with an armful of huge trash bags and a box of gloves.
Fiction book (1999) -
Beatrice brings her armful of stones and starts to build a mound around the squire's head.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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3.4
A load of things you can carry in your arms at one time
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armful comes from arm and -ful, the same -ful you see in handful or cupful, which means 'full of' or 'as much as can be held'. So an armful is simply the amount you can carry in your arms.