Full - English meaning

adjective

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There was abundant evidence to support the theory

adjective

More than enough; a lot of

Usage examples:

It is a region with abundant natural resources.

adjective

Including all related things, esp. expenses

Usage examples:

An all-inclusive vacation package

adjective

Including everything, especially including the cost of all services that are offered

Usage examples:

All-inclusive cost/deal/price the rental is an all-inclusive price including heating, electricity, …

adjective

Enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There is ample time for discussion

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

adjective

Covered, smeared, or running with blood.

Usage examples:

His bloody hands

verb

Cover or stain with blood.

Usage examples:

He ended the fight with his face bloodied and battered

adjective

Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or simply for emphasis.

Usage examples:

You took your bloody time

adjective

Filled with something to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

A jug brimful of custard

adjective

Full of something good

Usage examples:

Nobody could call this year's cannes film festival brimful of wonderful surprises.

verb

Be full to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

My eyes brimmed with tears

noun

The projecting edge at the bottom of a hat.

Usage examples:

A soft hat with a turned-up brim

noun

The upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, or other container.

Usage examples:

He filled her glass to the brim

adjective

(of a woman) having large breasts.

Usage examples:

A busty starlet

adjective

A busty woman has large breasts.

adjective

(of a woman) plump, with a full figure and large breasts.

Usage examples:

A buxom blonde

adjective

Having a lot of catarrh in the lungs.

Usage examples:

He got a bit chesty

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

adjective

Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

Usage examples:

A comprehensive list of sources

noun

A comprehensive school.

Usage examples:

He trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive

adjective

Including everything that is necessary; complete

Usage examples:

They put forward comprehensive legislation to revise the rules for financing political campaigns.

adjective

(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

The congested streets of the west end

verb

Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

adjective

Abundant in supply or quantity.

Usage examples:

She took copious notes

adjective

In large amounts; more than enough

Usage examples:

She took copious notes, filling page after page.

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

adjective

Very full of people or things

Usage examples:

A crammed train/room, the docks were crammed with/crammed full of people trying to board the boats.

adjective

Suffering from cramp.

Usage examples:

Rest your cramped arms for a moment

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

adjective

(of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed.

Usage examples:

A very crowded room

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers

adjective

Full of people

Usage examples:

It’s a popular and often crowded place.

adjective

Deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression.

Usage examples:

Crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

verb

Past simple and past participle of crush

Usage examples:

The package had been badly crushed in the post., add three cloves of crushed garlic., his arm was b…

adjective

Having an attractively curved shape (used especially of a woman or a woman's figure).

Usage examples:

A curvaceous young woman

adjective

Having curves.

Usage examples:

Curvy lines

verb

(in christian belief) be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Be forever damned with lucifer

exclamation

Expressing anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

Damn! i completely forgot!

adjective

Used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something.

Usage examples:

Turn that damn thing off!

adjective

(in christian belief) condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Damned sinners

adverb

Used for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

She's too damned arrogant

verb

(in christian belief) be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Be forever damned with lucifer

verb

Mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle.

Usage examples:

I don't expect you to darn my socks

noun

A place in a garment that has been darned.

Usage examples:

A sweater with darns in the elbows

adjective

Used to emphasize something, especially to express anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

He was a darn sight younger than jill

adjective

Euphemism for damned.

Usage examples:

You have to work a darned sight harder

verb

Mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle.

Usage examples:

I don't expect you to darn my socks

verb

Used to emphasize something, especially to express anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

He was a darn sight younger than jill

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adverb

Without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

They went directly to the restaurant

conjunction

As soon as.

Usage examples:

She fell asleep directly she got into bed

adverb

Very soon or immediately

Usage examples:

Dr. schwartz will be with you directly., he went directly home (= without stopping anywhere first).

adjective

With no part left out; whole.

Usage examples:

My plans are to travel the entire world

noun

An uncastrated male horse.

adjective

Whole or complete, with nothing lacking, or continuous, without interruption

Usage examples:

He read the entire book on the flight to buenos aires., her entire family gathered for their annual…

adverb

Completely (often used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The traffic seemed to consist entirely of black cabs

adverb

Completely

Usage examples:

I admit it was entirely my fault., the company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.

adjective

Including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

Usage examples:

The guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail

adjective

Detailed and complete

Usage examples:

An exhaustive study of the tax law

adjective

Covering or affecting a large area.

Usage examples:

An extensive garden

adverb

To a very great degree; very.

Usage examples:

This is an extremely difficult thing to do

adverb

Very

Usage examples:

She was extremely intelligent.

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

noun

An amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container.

Usage examples:

a fill of tobacco

adjective

Happy and cheerful.

Usage examples:

He was a jolly man full of jokes

verb

Encourage (someone) in a friendly way.

Usage examples:

He jollied people along

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He is jolly busy

adjective

(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely.

Usage examples:

A handsome junoesque woman

adjective

Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.

Usage examples:

A just and democratic society

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

That's just what i need

And nothing more

noun

A lavatory.

Usage examples:

By the end of the journey, he can find himself caught seriously short, so the aromatic cubicles tha…

noun

A lavatory mainly uk formal (= toilet)

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

A long corridor

adverb

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

Usage examples:

She longed for a little more excitement

adjective

Flooding or flowing over a surface or area.

Usage examples:

An overflowing river swamped dozens of villages

verb

(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.

Usage examples:

Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

verb

Present participle of overflow

Usage examples:

The milk overflowed when i poured it into the jug., because of heavy rain, the river may overflow i…

adjective

(of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded.

Usage examples:

A packed merseyside pub

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

adverb

In a manner or way that could not be better.

Usage examples:

The ring fitted perfectly

adverb

Extremely well; in a perfect way

Usage examples:

He managed everything perfectly., i want to make it perfectly clear that i have no intention of sel…

adjective

Existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.

Usage examples:

Coal is cheap and plentiful

adjective

If something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available

Usage examples:

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer., i took a plentiful supply of games to keep the children …

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Usage examples:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Usage examples:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

adjective

Having a full rounded shape.

Usage examples:

The berries were plump and sweet

verb

Shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft.

Usage examples:

She plumped up her pillows

noun

An abrupt plunge; a heavy fall.

Usage examples:

The wagon came into a deep hole, with such a plump

adverb

Aimed or fired directly at from a close position

Usage examples:

He was shot in the back, point-blank., fig. he asked me point-blank (= directly) if i was lying.

adjective

(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.

Usage examples:

I offered my profuse apologies

adjective

Large in amount

Usage examples:

A profusion of beautiful flowers

adverb

To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

It's quite out of the question

exclamation

Expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement.

Usage examples:

‘i don't want to talk about that now.’ ‘quite’

adverb

To a large degree

Usage examples:

School is quite different from what it once was., we’ve had quite a lot of rain this year., there w…

adjective

Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

Usage examples:

A rich and famous family

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions; wealthy

Usage examples:

A rich man, the united states is one of the world’s richest nations., a rich brocade jacket, the co…

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions

Usage examples:

He's the third richest man in britain., all of the world's richest nations were invited to attend t…

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

adjective

Shaped like a circle or cylinder.

Usage examples:

She was seated at a small, round table

noun

A circular piece of something.

Usage examples:

Cut the pastry into rounds

adverb

So as to rotate or cause rotation; with circular motion.

Usage examples:

A plane circled round overhead

adjective

Having a smooth, curved surface.

Usage examples:

Rounded grey hills

verb

Pass and go round (something) so as to move on in a changed direction.

Usage examples:

The ship rounded the cape and sailed north

adjective

Curved

Usage examples:

Rounded pebbles

adjective

(especially of a woman or part of her body) having an attractive or well-proportioned shape.

Usage examples:

The shots have been manipulated to enhance the star's shapely figure

adjective

Having an attractive appearance

Usage examples:

Businesswomen are wearing shapely suits.

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

Usage examples:

Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

noun

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Usage examples:

A grid of ruled squares

adjective

Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.

Usage examples:

A square table

adverb

Directly; straight.

Usage examples:

The ball hit me square in the forehead

adverb

Directly, without deviating to one side.

Usage examples:

Ashley looked at him squarely

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

adjective

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart.

Usage examples:

Thick slices of bread

noun

The most active or crowded part of something.

Usage examples:

We were in the thick of the battle

adverb

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass.

Usage examples:

Bread spread thick with butter

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

Usage examples:

Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

adjective

With nothing left out or omitted; complete

Usage examples:

The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

(of a text) not cut or shortened; complete.

Usage examples:

An unabridged edition

adjective

An unabridged book, speech, or article is in its original form and has not been made shorter.

adjective

Not cut.

Usage examples:

Her hair was left uncut

adverb

In a high degree.

Usage examples:

A very large amount

adjective

Actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something).

Usage examples:

Those were his very words

Being the exact same one; not any other:

adjective

Curvaceous and sexually attractive (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

The backless gown was flattering; she was not a very voluptuous woman, but she was certainly not sh…

adjective

(esp. of women) having a full, curving shape

adjective

All of; entire.

Usage examples:

He spent the whole day walking

noun

A thing that is complete in itself.

Usage examples:

The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole

adverb

Used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something.

Usage examples:

The man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’

adjective

Relating to or having the characteristics of a woman or women.

Usage examples:

Her smooth, womanly skin

adjective

Having qualities thought typical of a woman

adjective

Having a full, rounded figure; plump (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

A zaftig brunette

adjective

(of a woman) having large breasts and hips and not thin, but in a way that is attractive

Usage examples:

Marilyn monroe was sometimes called full-figured or zaftig.

adjective

(of a woman) having large breasts and hips and not thin, but in a way that is attractive

Usage examples:

Marilyn monroe was sometimes called full-figured or zaftig.