houseful

American  

[hous-fool] / ˈhaʊs fʊl /

noun

plural

housefuls

1. as many as a house will accommodate.

   a houseful of weekend guests.

2. as much as a house will hold.

   He had several housefuls of furniture.

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houseful British  

/ ˈhaʊsfʊl /

noun

1. the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of houseful

1250–1300; Middle English. See house, -ful

Example Sentences

Luckily for Penelope, back on land Captain Strøm was the doting father to a houseful of tall, strong-limbed daughters, and it was not in his great Nordic heart to toss her overboard.

From Literature

He also managed a visit to see his gran, as well as welcoming a houseful of well-wishing visitors.

From BBC

My brother, who previously lived in Huntington Beach, kept bugging me about going south to hang out with a houseful of his friends — in Orange County!

From Los Angeles Times

“And don’t forget, a whole houseful of sisters—I know you wouldn’t want that.”

From Literature

The 1935 film was a huge hit, running houseful in theatres for weeks, and Evans went on to become the top box-office female star of the 1930s and 1940s, according to Thomas.

From BBC