plateful
Americannoun
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platefuls
plural
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the amount that a plate will hold.
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a large portion or quantity.
a plateful of contracts to negotiate.
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Origin of plateful
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Flag isn’t like the Baxters’ other animals: He can’t pull a plow, track a bear, provide milk, or become a plateful of cracklings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Alexandra herself worked on “getting fuller on less,” trying to limit each meal to a single plateful.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
So, if you're looking to usher in more luck in 2023, be sure to also enjoy a plateful of lucky foods!
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
Or try warming up a frozen dinner and turning it out onto a plateful of leafy greens.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
She banged a plateful of rice and beans in front of him, a fork, a glass of water.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
From heaping bowls of mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce to platefuls of sliced turkey and stuffing, a hearty Thanksgiving feast is bound to leave behind extras.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022
A cavernous, popular arcade in Brussels which for generations has drawn partiers seeking platefuls of mussels to wash down with that city’s famed brews sadly no longer resounds with late-evening laughter and chatter.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
People used to stampede down the halls when it was cookie time and grab handfuls or platefuls instead of taking one.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2019
In his mind, X. says some strongly-worded things about girls as a concept, eats two platefuls of chubby little doughnuts, and succumbs to several hours of moral and physical melancholy.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 23, 2018
Mom said as she served out three platefuls of spaghetti and meatballs.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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