houseful

[ hous-fool ]

noun

, plural house·fuls.

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.

houseful

/ ˈhaʊsfʊl /

noun

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

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of houseful¹

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

Example Sentences

That means that at some point, what’s now a houseful of ski bums is going to be the high-rent, corporately owned antithesis of everything they love.

From Outside Online

Raising a houseful of kids mostly on her own was enough of a challenge, without throwing ooh-la-la gourmet cooking into the mix.

From The Daily Beast

It is always a compliment to be asked to a small party; whereas, if you have a houseful it doesnt matter who is there.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no regular coming out in almost bridal array, with a grand tea and a houseful of flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

You don't seem to know, Norcott, that you 've got a houseful of the most insolent servants in Christendom.

From Project Gutenberg

With such a houseful of people, the cook was worked to the bone; but she gloried in it, and cackled harder than ever.

From Project Gutenberg

In this untoward event the father has something more on his hands than merely a houseful of daughters to dispose of.

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