glassful
Americannoun
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glassfuls
plural
Spelling
See -ful.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glassful
before 900; Middle English; Old English glæs full. See glass, -ful
Example Sentences
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It is a very different glassful: earthy, minerally, spicy and just right for a steak off the grill.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2018
Or you could have a refrigerated glassful of this substance in the form of grapefruit juice.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2017
The cook opens the door of the electric refrigerator and pours out three-quarters of a glassful of something that looks like water and tastes like iron filings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The glassful would be cold, for the freight cars were refrigerated.
From Time Magazine Archive
She didn’t know how long the girl had been standing there, but, when she picked up a shirt and turned around, she found her standing by the doorway, hands cupped around a glassful of tea.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
He chugged down glassfuls of raw eggs like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and ran across town and back like a prizefighter in training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
I had never seen anything like those large glassfuls before.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2012
Refusing any sustenance except a few daily glassfuls of Gangajal-water from the Ganges-Sharma quickly lost 15 Ibs. in the first week, soon was unable to sit up.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was "as if you dashed glassfuls of water into a forest fire."
From Time Magazine Archive
When one rises in the morning, it is well to drink one or two glassfuls of water.
From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
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