armful

[ ahrm-fool ]

/ ˈɑrmˌfʊl /

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noun, plural arm·fuls.

as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.

Informal. a girl or woman with a well-rounded figure.

Informal. an obstreperous child; handful.

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Origin of armful

First recorded in 1570–80; arm¹ + -ful

usage note for armful

1. See -ful.

Words nearby armful

Armenian massacres, Armentières, armeria, armes parlantes, armet, armful, armguard, armhole, Armidale, armiger, armigerous

How to use armful in a sentence

One day, Thompson-Gaines opened her front door to find a woman standing on her porch with an armful of clothes.
The inspiring math of kindness: How one woman turned a 2-day yard sale into a year’s worth of kindness|Theresa Vargas|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
Ave screamed, and we both relayed an armful of food back into my van.
Standing Up to a Bear in Kings Canyon|Emily Pennington|February 24, 2021|Outside Online
One more armful of dead leaves, and the little workers will take the road home.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Mrs. Rewins brought up an armful of books which Michael examined dismally one by one.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie

After bringing an armful of the tea-plant, we made a trip to the moss-patch.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
You wait until I get an armful of rocks and I'll beat some of their heads off!
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman
That night, when the mess was sitting around after dinner, Tam appeared with a big armful of cigars.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for armful

armful

/ (ˈɑːmfʊl) /

noun plural -fuls

the amount that can be held by one or both arms

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