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Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.
Geraldine Brooks

Meaning of "armful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARMFUL

armful  [ˈɑːmfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARMFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Armful is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARMFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of armful in the English dictionary

The definition of armful in the dictionary is the amount that can be held by one or both arms.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARMFUL


aimful
ˈeɪmfʊl
blameful
ˈbleɪmfʊl
charmful
ˈtʃɑːmfʊl
crimeful
ˈkraɪmfʊl
doomful
ˈduːmfʊl
dreamful
ˈdriːmfʊl
formful
ˈfɔːmfʊl
gloomful
ˈɡluːmfʊl
harmful
ˈhɑːmfʊl
misdeemful
ˌmɪsˈdiːmfʊl
palmful
ˈpɑːmfʊl
roomful
ˈruːmfʊl
shameful
ˈʃeɪmfʊl
stormful
ˈstɔːmfʊl
teemful
ˈtiːmfʊl
unharmful
ʌnˈhɑːmfʊl
wameful
ˈweɪmfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARMFUL

armed response unit
armed response vehicle
armed robbery
Armenia
Armenian
Armenian Church
armer
armeria
armes parlantes
armet
armgaunt
armhole
Armidale
armies
armiger
armigero
armigerous
armil
armilla
armillaria

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARMFUL

awful
brimful
careful
colorful
delightful
faithful
grateful
handful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
playful
powerful
successful
thankful
thoughtful
useful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of armful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «armful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARMFUL

Find out the translation of armful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of armful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «armful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brazada
570 millions of speakers

English

armful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गांठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مل ء الذراعين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охапку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

braçada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাদা-ভরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brassée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arm voll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひと抱え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 이름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Armen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ôm vào lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

armful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आर्मिल्ली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kucak dolusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bracciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pęk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оберемок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

braț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αγκαλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

armvol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

favnen full
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of armful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMFUL»

The term «armful» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about armful

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QUOTES WITH «ARMFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word armful.
1
Geraldine Brooks
Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMFUL»

Discover the use of armful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to armful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Armful of Memories
Newberry Mole wants to get rich, so he sells his grandparent's heirlooms in a yard sale, but he quickly regrets his decision and tries to buy back these family treasures.
Peter Jan Honigsberg, 2002
2
The Robert Frost Encyclopedia
References and further reading: Abel, "Instinct"; R. Frost, Selected Letters; Rotella , "Comparing." See also Jeremy Bernstein, Einstein (New York: Viking, 1973), 147-59. Robert Bernard Mass "ARMFUL, THE," first appeared on 8 February 1928 ...
Nancy Lewis Tuten, John Zubizarreta, 2001
3
Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...
1 An armful (of dried and salted cod-fish, kindling, etc); a load. 1862 Daily News 28 Apr [p. 2] [He] was charged with having purloined a quantity, known in this land as a yaffle of dry fish. [cl894] PANL P4/14, p. 198 'To spell ayafful of crunnocks' ...
W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990
4
Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to ...
Armful, The” 29 William Pritchard has suggested that “[s]urrounded by much white space, occupying one page of the old Complete Poems, the utterance took on an added point” (239). The volume Complete Poems to which he refers was ...
Deirdre J. Fagan, 2007
5
Pennsylvania State Reports
According to the testimony of the stripper with whom he worked, “He had swept around the card, and gathered up an armful of waste; he took it across the trap- door into the waste-room; came back for more; gathered up another armful and ...
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1870
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Pennsylvania State Reports Containing Cases Decided by the ...
came back for more ; gathered up another armful and started off to the waste- room. The trap-doors were both thrown back. That was the last I saw of him. He fell down the hatchway. When he crossed the trap and came back, it was as speedily ...
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1870
7
An Armful of Snakes: Why the Church Is the Way It Is
Garcia explains and questions many tenets of the Christian faith and why the modern church operates the way it does.
Enrique Garcia, Jr., 2003
8
Basque-English Dictionary
humerus. besakada n. armful. Hire lor.itegian besakada bat lore batu dut. I have gathered an armful of flowers in your garden. besakari n. farm worker. besakatu v.t. to move one's arms. besalangile n. farm worker. besaldi n. armful. Besaldi bat  ...
Gorka Aulestia, 1989
9
Nelson Thornes West African Readers Junior Readers 4
The. Armful. Have you ever tried to carry too many things at once? The writer of this poem did. Read the poem to see how he managed all his parcels. For every parcel l stoop down to seize, l lose some other off my arms and knees, And the ...
‎2003
10
Emerson's Magazine and Putnam's Monthly
“Oh, yes, yes, Mary; give Aunt Becky a few sticks of wood, so she can get through with her washing.” “ Well, how many sticks, father?” “ Oh, give her an armful ; give her an armful, my child.” “ An armful, father'? what, my armful or her armful '.
H.C.B. Cowell, Clara Dixon Davidson, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term armful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Let's Unite To Make Marriage Stronger for All — Gay and Straight
Kennedy's words are buttressed by an armful of data, showing that children raised in intact families are more likely to go to college, escape ... «Forward, Jul 15»
2
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: About 150 athletes compete at track meet
Last year, two local powerhouse powerlifters brought home an armful of gold from the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games in ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
3
Stop Buying in Bulk
We've all done this: You go into Trader Joe's planning to buy some nectarines, and you come out with an armful of specialty potato chips and ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
4
Watch terrifying moment brazen armed robbers raid jewellers before …
It looked like they got away with a good armful.” Twitter/Haleartisanmkt Jewellery heist St Anne's Sq. Got you mate: The shoppers nearly caught ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
5
Caught On Camera: Robbery Suspect Tussles With Store Manager
The suspect can be seen on surveillance video walking towards the exit with an armful of stolen merchandise. Once he reaches the door, ... «KKTV 11 News, Jul 15»
6
Barbara Cushing Loseth
She and Grandpa Frank would go to the library and she would come home with an armful of books as she loved to read and learn. She was ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
7
Fifi explores Toowoomba's quirky antique scene
I'm trying not to take this personally, and will assume he was just delighted that someone could be gullible enough to leave with an armful of ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
South Cup offers the feasts of the fashion world
Sponsored by Beaches @ Grafton, Sunday's Lady of Carnival category is a standalone as it goes beyond the sash and armful of prizes the ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jul 15»
9
He came out swinging but faded before bell - like his government
... would've arrived into the committee room amid a swirl of spinners, staff and supporters - just an armful of folders and an air of determination. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Couple tackle decades of dumping
CAR LOADS OF JUNK:Marion Pawson, with an armful of rubbish, standing next to one of the cars abandoned over a cliff that ended up in the ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jul 15»

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