full
- noun
- /fʊl/
- In basketball, each team gets a full quarter to score points before switching sides.
Examples
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After three full rounds of the contest, the judges will announce the winners.
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The marathon consists of two full laps around the park before finishing at the starting point.
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We're on day two, yeah, the second full day of being here.
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OK, so it took us a full season to come back to.
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We could either have two full sets or three half sets.
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Today is our first of three full days here in Laviana.
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But the idea is here, hey, I dedicate one full day or two full days to this.
Synonyms
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Full as a part of a game means a 'complete' segment, coming from the idea of something 'full' or whole, so a full of a match is a full, finished period of play.