tubful

3.7

An amount that fills a large open container like a bucket

noun
/ˈtʌbˌfʊl/

: tina

When you wash clothes, just wash 'em out of one tubful and wrench 'em out of one more.

Examples

I told him how I wander around the city inspecting the houses with only a tubful of yogurt in my stomach.

Fiction book (1990)
"Well, my friend," Sullivan said, "you have taken a good tubful, you have."

Blog text (5)
That kid had a tubful of guts and courage.

My All American (2015)
She thought of the children's clothes that needed to be washed, and the tubfuls that she had planned to use in scrubbing the house.

Fiction book (1992)
She filled the bathtub with a tubful of warm water for a relaxing soak.
After making the sauce, he dumped a tubful of fresh herbs into the mix.
The recipe calls for a tubful of flour to bake enough bread for the whole party.

Synonyms

bucket

vstubful

55 1.0

The amount that a round open container with a handle can hold

measures the same idea but for a larger household vessel

tub

vstubful

Archaic

33 1.5

A container with a lid that holds food or other goods for sale

has identical meaning but differs as a different word form

roomful

vstubful

23 2.5

As many people or things as can fit in a room

is a liquid or container volume focused on a tub size

bucketful

vstubful

4 1.8

An amount that fills a bucket

is focused on a tub capacity rather than a bucket size

bagful

vstubful

4 1.1

An amount that fills a bag, like apples or candies

is the tub measure and usually denotes a larger rigid volume

boxful

vstubful

1 1.9

An amount that fills a box

is the tub capacity and applies to liquids more than parcels

barrelful

vstubful

1 2.8

An amount that fills a large round container used for liquids or food

is similar volume wise but tied to a tub rather than a barrel

tankful

vstubful

1 2.5

The amount of fuel a tank can hold

is the tub specific measure and usually smaller than a tank

bowlful

vstubful

1 2.2

An amount of something that fills a bowl

is focused on a tub capacity, not a serving bowl amount

ladleful

vstubful

1 3.3

The amount of food or liquid that a ladle holds

is the larger tub measure, not a small serving ladle

pailful

vstubful

1 4.4

An amount that fills a pail

indicates a larger tub capacity instead of a small pail amount

potful

vstubful

1 1.9

An amount that fills a pot

measures a tub capacity, usually larger than a pot amount

glassful

vstubful

1 1.4

An amount that fills a glass

is a much larger household volume measure than a single drinking portion

scoopful

vstubful

1 2.3

The amount a spoon or small shovel can hold

is the tub volume rather than a small scoop portion

cartful

vstubful

1 3.0

A full load that fills a cart

is about a static tub volume, not a transport load

containerful

vstubful

3.7

The amount that fills a container

is the same idea but refers specifically to a tub size

basinful

vstubful

6.1

An amount of water that fills a basin

refers to a deeper tub volume rather than a shallow basin

kettleful

vstubful

3.8

An amount of water that fills a kettle

is about a general tub volume rather than a kettle amount

jarful

vstubful

2.5

An amount that fills a jar

is a tub volume and thus larger than a jar amount

bottleful

vstubful

2.2

An amount of liquid that fills a bottle

expresses a tub capacity rather than a small bottle amount

jugful

vstubful

5.2

An amount of liquid that fills a jug

measures a tub volume which is larger than a jug amount

barrowful

vstubful

8.4

An amount that fills a wheelbarrow

is a stationary tub capacity rather than a load for carrying

How Much

barrelful

1 2.8

tubful

3.7

bowlful

1 2.2

cupful

2 1.7

tablespoonful

1 1.1

teaspoonful

1 1.0

Surface Forms

tubful singular

tubfuls plural

Morphology

tubful = tub (transparent) = tub + ful

Standard measure/quantity formation from 'tub' + '-ful'; learners can derive 'an amount a tub holds' from the components.

Etymology

Tubful comes from tub and the ending -ful. A tub is a container and -ful means 'as much as it fills', like in cupful or handful, so a tubful is the amount a tub can hold.