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barnful

barnful

9.6
A large amount of grain or hay that fills a barn
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑrnˌfəl/
translation icon : carga de granero
  • After the harvest, they celebrated with a barnful of fresh crops.

Examples

  • Every summer, the children filled the barn with a barnful of fun and laughter during their camp.

  • I had a barnful of guys for quite a while, some young, some old.

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  • One barnful of sleeping children.

  • The farmer stored a barnful of hay to feed the livestock during winter.

Synonyms

roomful
vsbarnful
23 2.5

As many people or things as can fit in a room

is larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
bagful
vsbarnful
4 1.1

An amount that fills a bag, like apples or candies

is much larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
bucketful
vsbarnful
4 1.8

An amount that fills a bucket

is far larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
sackful
vsbarnful
1 3.2

An amount that fills a sack, like a large bag of apples

is significantly larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
hatful
vsbarnful
  • Informal
1 7.9

A large amount of something you can fit in a hat

is literal and much larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
wagonful
vsbarnful
3.1

An amount that fills a wagon

is much larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
crateful
vsbarnful
6.4

An amount that fits in a crate

is far larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
binful
vsbarnful
5.8

An amount that fills a bin

is considerably larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
barrowful
vsbarnful
  • UK
8.4

An amount that fills a wheelbarrow

is much larger matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
rackful
vsbarnful
7.7

An amount that fills a rack

is larger in scale matching capacity of an agricultural storage building
shelfful
vsbarnful
7.4

Enough items to fill a shelf

is larger, measuring capacity of an agricultural storage building

How Big

barnful
9.6

Surface Forms

barnful singular
barnfuls plural

Morphology

barnful = barn (transparent) = barn + ful

The meaning is directly derived from 'barn' + the suffix '-ful' meaning 'as much as a barn can hold', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word barnful is made from barn ('a farm storehouse for grain or hay') and the part -ful ('full of'). So a barnful is the amount that would 'fill' a barn, like handful or cupful but much bigger.