full
- noun
- /fʊl/
- Archaic
- He's He is startled to see the moon's full gaze on me.
It's almost like a full moon, but all day long.
- It's almost like a full moon, but all day long.
Examples
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In six months, one year, when the moon is full, things are going to be OK.
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It's almost like a full moon, but all day long.
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What I on this full moon day?
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by Live it to the Full on October 6, 2012
Blog text (24) -
I bought Tim's book, Growing Up with a Soul Full of Nature, which describes the wilderness adventures he had growing up in California.
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The controversial A World Full of Gods: The Strange Triumph of Christianity by Keith Hopkins (New York: Free Press, 2000) has entertaining moments, but its actual coverage of early Christianity is spotty.
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On the night of the full moon, the sky lit up with a bright glow.
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The villagers held a festival to celebrate the full moon in October.
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People often admire the beauty of the full moon as it rises above the horizon.
Synonyms
A time when the Moon's whole face looks bright from Earth
A time when the Moon looks completely lit in the night sky
The time when the Moon looks fully round and very bright
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
Compounds
A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel
- US
A scholarship that pays all college costs, including tuition, fees, room, and meals
- Specialized
A situation where everyone who wants and can work at current pay has a job
- Specialized
A bullet with a lead core covered in hard metal like copper that does not break on impact
- Informal
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- Specialized
A wrestling hold that locks both hands behind the opponent's neck and is banned in amateur wrestling
- Formal
A very formal uniform that military or navy officers wear at official ceremonies
- Specialized
A dive where the diver jumps forward, flips backward once, and enters feet first
- Specialized
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- Archaic
A solid part of a fort at a corner, filled so the inside ground is level with the wall
A very bright car light that can blind other drivers and is used when no cars are nearby
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other rays and emits the most energy for its temperature
- Specialized
A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow
How Illuminated
- Archaic
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Full for the moon comes from the simple image of the moon being 'filled' with light, so a full moon is when it looks whole and fully lit.