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capful

capful

2 6.7
A small amount of liquid that fills the lid of a bottle
  • noun
  • /ˈkæpˌfʊl/
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  • So I started using the 1/2 cup of homemade and 1/2 a capful of the store-bought.
  • capful of vinegar
  • capful of bleach
  • capful of water

So I put in the pod and then I put in a capful of the fresh Unstoppable and then that way they will dissolve at the bottom as well.

Examples

  • And then I'm going to put a capful of Zphora down the drains because they smell a little bit funky.

  • If you have 3%, then use one capful of peroxide to 3 capfuls of water.

    Blog text (22)
  • You take one capful before you go to sleep.

  • The capful is about 1/3 cup, which is just about right for me.

    Blog text (18)
  • One capful of wine, one square of chocolate each.

  • Put a capful of whiskey in the coffee.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • If I do laundry, I would add water or tip a capful into the washing machine.

    Blog text (17)
  • She measured a capful of vermouth into the pitcher.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I also add Downy Unstoppables for scent—a capful when I double the batch, but that can be adjusted according to your desire.

    Blog text (18)
  • To improve the color of your laundry, add a capful of bleach to the wash cycle.

Synonyms

dropperful
vscapful
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A small amount of liquid that fills a dropper once

is the amount held by a bottle top for general small liquid measuring

How Much

bottleful
2.2
cupful
2 1.7
spoonful
26 1.0
capful
2 6.7
to dash
1 2.8
drop
349 1.0

Surface Forms

capful singular
capfuls plural

Morphology

capful = cap (transparent) = cap + ful

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'capful' is the amount that fills a cap.

Etymology

Capful comes from cap, a small lid, and -ful, which means 'full'. So a capful is the amount a cap can hold and is used to measure small amounts of liquid, like a smaller 'cupful'.