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PRONUNCIATION OF LAPFUL

lapful  [ˈlæpfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAPFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lapful 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 LAPFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lapful in the English dictionary

The definition of lapful in the dictionary is the amount held in one's lap.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAPFUL


capful
ˈkæpfʊl
cropful
ˈkrɒpfʊl
cropfull
ˈkrɒpfʊl
cupful
ˈkʌpfʊl
helpful
ˈhɛlpfʊl
hopeful
ˈhəʊpfʊl
pepful
ˈpɛpfʊl
pipeful
ˈpaɪpfʊl
sapful
ˈsæpfʊl
shipful
ˈʃɪpfʊl
shopful
ˈʃɒpfʊl
skepful
ˈskɛpfʊl
teacupful
ˈtiːkʌpfʊl
unhelpful
ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl
unhopeful
ʌnˈhəʊpfʊl
unworshipful
ʌnˈwɜːʃɪpfʊl
worshipful
ˈwɜːʃɪpfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAPFUL

laparoscopic
laparoscopist
laparoscopy
laparotomies
laparotomy
lapboard
lapdog
lapel
lapel badge
LaPerm
lapheld
lapidarian
lapidaries
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate
lapidation
lapideous
lapidescence
lapidescent

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAPFUL

awful
careful
colorful
colourful
delightful
faithful
grateful
handful
harmful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
playful
powerful
scoopful
successful
thankful
thoughtful
useful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of lapful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lapful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAPFUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

lapful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lapful
570 millions of speakers

English

lapful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lapful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lapful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lapful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colo cheio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lapful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lapful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lapful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lapful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lapful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lapful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lapful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lapful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kucak dolusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lapful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lapful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lapful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lapful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lapful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lapful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lapful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lapful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lapful

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPFUL»

The term «lapful» is used very little and occupies the 179.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAPFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lapful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lapful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAPFUL»

Discover the use of lapful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lapful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Stray Lamb:
Chapter. 13. A. Lapful. of. Sandy. “why MusT i be carried inTo The ciTy?” Mr. Lamb complained, as his daughter spread disorder among the traffic in upper New York. “I just came from that wallow of vice and corruption.” “I'm going to spend ...
Thorne Smith
2
Beyond the Boundaries : Life and Landscape at the Lake ...
FOUR A LAPFUL OF APPLES Foodways in the Far North As the number of boats [on Lake Superior] increased so did the comforts of the people. Fresh meats and apples were among the luxuries that found their way into the home of the ...
Larry Lankton Professor of History Michigan Technological University, 1999
3
Samuel Ferguson: The Literary Achievement
Of the new poems added in the 'Versions from the Irish' section, the four penultimate ones - 'The Dear Old Air', The Lapful of Nuts', 'Mary's Waking' and ' Hopeless Love' - seem to be without any Irish original; certainly none is to be found in ...
Peter Denman, 1990
4
Household Stories from the Land of Hofer: Or Popular Myths ...
A lapful of gold ! what peasant girl would mind sitting for a bit now and then, and singing to a poor lonely old fellow, to be rewarded with a lapful of gold ? Certainly not Aennerl ! Too delighted to speak, she only beamed assent with her dark, ...
Rachel Harriette Busk, 1871
5
Walking in Northumberland: 36 day-walks
Turn right, ie S, for 250yds/m to a marker directing right into a clearing that holds the scatter of stone known as the Devil's Lapful. Retrace the 250yds to the waymarked ride and turn right, ENE, following the angled forest fringes for 3/4 mile (1 ...
Alan Hall, 2012
6
A Versailles Christmas-Tide
Lapful. of. Warmth. But therewasatleast onesnugchamber in Versailles,and that wastheroom of the RedCrossprisoners. However extravagant the degrees of frost registered without, the boys' sickroom was always pleasantly warm. How the ...
Mary Stuart Boyd
7
Trampoline: An Anthology
"Thy. lapful." "I know not the words." So Kit chanted, "Cold by the door and my candle burns low, so please let us in, for its shrewd in the snow." He bent and bustled all around her with his broom of air; so they went in. "Here's guising," said the ...
Kelly Link, 2003
8
The Intellectual repository for the New Church. (July/Sept. ...
... and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds, his lapful, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage ; for they knew them not." A .field has various significations when mentioned in the Word. In general, it signifies the church, ...
New Church gen. confer, 1839
9
The Book of Celtic Verse: A Treasury of Poetry, Dreams & Visions
A Treasury of Poetry, Dreams & Visions John Matthews. In sun or storm on the mountain heather, When I last rade down Ettrick. *rode SAMUEL FERGUSON ( 1810–1886) The Lapful of Nuts Whene'er I see soft hazel eyes And nut-brown curls, ...
John Matthews, 2011
10
Bloom : The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel: The ...
the recesses of one's spirit was harmless when one returned from it with a lapful of roses. But she was often reminded that there were other gardens in the world than those of her remarkable soul, and that there were moreover a great many ...
Amy M. King Assistant Professor of Literature California Institute of Technology, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAPFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lapful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Roger Hall & Barry Jenkins: By bus or train, Auckland's a pain
An almost impossible aim, but safe to say that on most bus trips in Auckland, granny would have a lapful of water in the first 100m. One of the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Green bean politics
Nothing could break Mom's concentration when she sat down with a lapful of green beans. Even her quick sips of iced tea were a seamless ... «Tri City Times, Jul 15»
3
Peace and prehistory in Somaliland
With a lapful of twigs and a cheekful of bitter green leaves, I felt I was trying to eat a privet hedge. Mahmud was my bodyguard, part of a security ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
4
Tykiato Impressive In First Up Win!
There's no better feeling when you get to the outside of them and you've still got a lapful of horse. It was really easy.The way she let down today ... «Bloodstock.com.au, Jun 15»
5
Once upon a time, in a thriftier age, a kid might say: 'There's a hole in …
My grandmother sewed beautiful things for me and was seldom seen without a lapful of knitting. Papa kept a garden and loved California's ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
6
Big Trouble in Sheldon Adelsons Little China
At a time he might have preferred to be jetting off to monitor his Macau casino interests or relaxing at his Las Vegas home with a lapful of ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
7
Daniel Moor heads to Mauritius after winning St Leger Stakes
... to roll along through the middle stages of the race on his preferred soft ground and at the top of the straight he still had a lapful of horse. «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
8
Pamela Wade: Be the perfect passenger
And be careful reaching over your neighbour: he doesn't want a lapful of hot coffee or to be stinking of your beer when he goes to meet his ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
9
Opportunities in Disruptive Technologies
... clogged tape heads, using a pencil to rewind and occasionally digging a lapful of loose tape out of a malfunctioning player—you're probably ... «Cabot Wealth Advisory, Apr 15»
10
This Week in Lincolnville: The making of a Supreme Court Justice
... the daily races from the security of their own substantial farmhouse, surrounded by fields and barns and animals, with a lapful of peas to shell ... «PenBayPilot.com, Apr 15»

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