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dustpanful

dustpanful

6.1
An amount that fits in the small pan used to collect dirt when sweeping
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌstˌpænfəl/
translation icon : recogedor lleno
  • It took three dustpanfuls to clean up the broken glass.

Examples

  • She emptied a dustpanful of crumbs into the bin.

  • After sweeping, he was surprised by the dustpanful of dirt he collected.

  • She swept the floor and filled the dustpanful with dirt.

  • I need a dustpanful of sand for the project.

  • He filled the dustpanful with leaves from the garden.

  • After he finished cleaning, he discarded a dustpanful of dust in the trash.

  • The dustpanful of debris was enough to fill the entire bin.

Synonyms

scoop
vsdustpanful
30 2.1

A small amount that a deep spoon holds

is the amount for a flat cleaning tray rather than amounts for measuring substances
pail
vsdustpanful
5 1.0

The amount of liquid or material that fits in a bucket

is defined as the amount for a flat cleaning tray with swept debris
pailful
vsdustpanful
1 4.4

An amount that fills a pail

is used for a low flat cleaning tray holding swept debris
potful
vsdustpanful
1 1.9

An amount that fills a pot

is the amount for a flat cleaning tray holding swept debris
scoopful
vsdustpanful
1 2.3

The amount a spoon or small shovel can hold

is the amount for a flat cleaning tray used to hold swept debris
panful
vsdustpanful
3.3

An amount that fills a pan

is the amount for a flat cleaning tray used to hold swept debris
binful
vsdustpanful
5.8

An amount that fills a bin

is the amount for a flat cleaning tray used to hold swept debris

How Much

binful
5.8
bucketful
4 1.8
dustpanful
6.1
handful
81 1.0
pinch
13 1.0

Surface Forms

dustpanful singular
dustpanfuls plural

Morphology

dustpanful = dustpan (transparent) = dust + pan + ful

The word is formed by adding the quantity-forming suffix '-ful' to the compound 'dustpan', so the meaning 'amount a dustpan can hold' is directly derived.

Etymology

Dustpanful is made of dust, pan, and -ful, and -ful means 'full of' or 'an amount' like in handful. So a dustpanful is the amount that fills a dustpan.