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SHELFFUL

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shelfful mean? 

SHELFFUL (noun)
  The noun SHELFFUL has 1 sense:

1. the amount that a shelf will hold

  Familiarity information: SHELFFUL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHELFFUL (noun)


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Meaning:

The amount that a shelf will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

he bought a shelfful of books

Hypernyms ("shelfful" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)


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