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full

/fʊl/noun, verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Full means: containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.

Synonyms for full70

noun, as in the time when the Moon is fully illuminated

full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon

verb, as in increase in phase

wax

adjective, as in containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing, air-filled, brimful, brimfull, brimming, chockablock, chock-full, chockful, choke-full, chuck-full
and 10 more, cram full, congested, engorged, egg-filled, filled, fraught, pregnant, gas-filled, glutted, overfull

adjective, as in (of sound) having marked deepness and body

booming, stentorian, grumbling, rumbling, plangent, rich, orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped, heavy, sonorous, sounding

adjective, as in constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

entire, total, whole

adjective, as in having ample fabric

wide, wide-cut, ample

adjective, as in complete in extent or degree and in every particular

total, complete

adjective, as in filled to satisfaction with food or drink

replete, nourished

adjective, as in having the normally expected amount

good, ample

adjective, as in being at a peak or culminating point

broad, high

adverb, as in to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form)

fully, to the full

also used for full

abounding, bursting, chock-a-block, full up, full to bursting, full to overflowing, jam full, jammed, baggy, big, large, loose, outsized, oversized, voluminous

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Opposites of full

empty, thin

What does full mean?13

adjective

1

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal“a full glass”

2

(of sound) having marked deepness and body“full tones”

3

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete“an entire town devastated by an earthquake”

4

having ample fabric“the current taste for wide trousers”

5

complete in extent or degree and in every particular“a full game”

6

filled to satisfaction with food or drink“a full stomach”

7

having the normally expected amount“gives full measure”

8

being at a peak or culminating point“broad daylight”

noun

1

the time when the Moon is fully illuminated“the moon is at the full”

adverb

1

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form)“fully grown”

verb

1

increase in phase“the moon is waxing”

2

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening“full the cloth”

3

make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with full?3

one syllable

pullbullwool
Show 40 near rhymes
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Full in a sentence

  • I wrote the composition in haste, so it must be full of mistakes.unknown
  • Unfortunately, full employment can no longer be taken for granted.unknown
  • On a fine day in spring, we enjoyed a walking tour to the full.unknown
  • You are really full of curiosity, aren't you?CC
  • He has recently failed, but he is still full of hope.unknown
  • On hearing the whistle, they started at full speed.AlanF_US
  • I could not speak a word, for my heart was full.orcrist
  • She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of full

as a noun

plural
fulls

as a verb

past tense
fulled
present participle
fulling
third-person singular
fulls
past participle
fulled

as a adjective

comparative
fuller
superlative
fullest