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TUBFUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tubful mean? 

TUBFUL (noun)
  The noun TUBFUL has 1 sense:

1. the amount that a tub will holdplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


TUBFUL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The amount that a tub will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

tub; tubful

Context example:

a tub of water

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

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)


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