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TUBFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tubful mean?
• TUBFUL (noun)
The noun TUBFUL has 1 sense:
1. the amount that a tub will hold
Familiarity information: TUBFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount that a tub will hold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
tub; tubful
Context example:
a tub of water
Hypernyms ("tubful" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
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