Basketful

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount that will fit into a basket

    "Basketsful of mail for Svetlana began to arrive, friendly notes of welcome to America, marriage proposals, invitations to join religious organizations, as well as the occasional variation of "Go back home, Red dog! Our cat is better than you. She takes care of her children.""

  2. 2
    the quantity contained in a basket wordnet

Synonyms

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basketbasketquantityvolume

Example

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"He harvested a basketful of mushrooms."

Etymology

From Middle English basket ful, baskett full, equivalent to basket + -ful.

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