I've just eaten a plateful of croissants. Now I'm full.
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Plateful
Synonyms for "plateful" (4 found)
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3 entriesplateful of fruitplateful of pastaplateful of vegetables
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6 entriesgenerous platefullarge platefulplateful of fruitplateful of pastaplateful of vegetablessubstantial plateful
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You might admire the potatoes or the mutton, but you must not talk on any other subject. Nor was it safe even to do that, because if you said, "What capital potatoes!" you were immediately helped to another plateful, and had to finish them, want them or not.
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Tom's mum brought him a plateful of chicken strips.
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Witness to this is the appointment by the Minister of Transport of an Under-Secretary who will concentrate on Channel Tunnel affairs—and Mr O. F. Gingell is evidently expected to have a plateful of work for some long time to come.
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