hatful
1
7.9
- noun
- /ˈhætfəl/
- Informal
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montón
- Well, not just one wish, a whole hatful.
- a hatful of rain
Examples
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We saw a similar trend in our regular season finale in LA two weeks ago, when both sides created a hatful of chances.
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How about a hatful of sand?
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During the festival, the children collected a hatful of colorful balloons.
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After the storm, we found a hatful of leaves scattered across the yard.
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She brought a hatful of fresh strawberries to the picnic.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
∞
1.4
A large amount of something
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1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
197
3.2
A group of items made or handled together at one time
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
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5.7
A large number of things or people
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4.6
A thick bundle of paper money
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2.5
As many people or things as can fit in a room
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7.9
A large number of similar events happening in a short time
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5.9
A large number of things or people
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2.9
A large number or amount of something
4
1.1
An amount that fills a bag, like apples or candies
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9.5
A large group of people or things
3
3.7
A fairly large amount of money that is nice to get
2
6.7
A small amount of liquid that fills the lid of a bottle
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
3.2
An amount that fills a sack, like a large bag of apples
1
2.8
An amount that fills a large round container used for liquids or food
1
2.2
An amount of something that fills a bowl
1
9.9
A large amount of something
1
5.1
An amount of things that fills a chest
1
3.0
A full load that fills a cart
1
8.1
An amount large enough to fill a ship with goods or people
1
1.4
An amount that fills a glass
1
1.9
An amount that fills a pot
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2.3
The amount a spoon or small shovel can hold
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7.8
A large amount of hair or other stuff on the head
1
3.8
Full to the top with something, often a feeling
The amount that fills a container
An amount that fills a bin
A large amount of grain or hay that fills a barn
A full load of people or things in a boat
An amount that fills a box, for example wine bottles in one box
An amount that fills a jar
An amount that a shoe can hold
A large amount of something like land or grain
A full load that a basket or hive can hold, like straw
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Etymology
Hatful comes from the simple image of filling a hat: hat + -ful, where -ful means 'full of'. People used it to mean 'as much as a hat can hold', and now we use it for a large amount, so a 'hatful' of compliments means many compliments.