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SHELFFUL
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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
Sense 1
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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