crateful
- noun
- /ˈkreɪtfəl/
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caja llena
- During the carnival, the vendor sold a crateful of colorful balloons to excited children.
Examples
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The farmer collected a crateful of ripe apples from the orchard.
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This crateful, this basket it about half full.
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Better off without them; it was embarrassing to stand in back of the crateful.
Fiction book (1994) -
At the party, we received a crateful of delicious snacks to share with our guests.
Synonyms
189
1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
24
1.0
The usual amount of food or drink in one cardboard box, like milk
2
4.4
An amount that fills a large suitcase or a car's storage space
1
1.9
An amount that fills a box
1
3.7
A closet full of things like clothes or boxes
1
2.8
An amount that fills a large round container used for liquids or food
1
2.5
The amount of fuel a tank can hold
1
3.0
A full load that fills a cart
The amount that fills a container
An amount that fills a carton like a milk box
An amount that fills a bin
The amount of liquid a full barrel or cask holds
An amount that fills a wagon
An amount that fills a wheelbarrow
A large amount of grain or hay that fills a barn
An amount that fills a rack
A container that holds animals or small things
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Etymology
The word crateful comes from crate, a strong box for carrying things, and the ending -ful, which means 'full of' or 'as much as'. Just like cupful or handful, a crateful is the amount that a crate can hold.