canful
5.2
The amount that fills a can
- noun
- /ˈkænˌfʊl/
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- He filled the bucket with water until it reached a full canful.
Examples
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That all the lovely canfuls smelled of rot.
Blog text (7) -
But the story whispered among our town's old was that Phyllis's house went up like dry weeds, like seasoned cordwood, like a canful of gasoline.
Fiction book (1998) -
The recipe calls for a canful of beans to make the chili richer.
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She bought a canful of paint to finish the project in her living room.
Synonyms
195
1.0
The amount a metal container holds
has identical meaning but is a different word form
containerful
vscanful
3.7
The amount that fills a container
refers only to filling one specific small vessel rather than any holder
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Canful comes from the words can and -ful, where -ful means 'full of'. Think of cupful or handful, and a canful is simply the amount that fills a can.