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house·ful  (housfl)
n.
The amount or number that a house can hold or accommodate: a houseful of Victorian furniture; a houseful of guests.
houseful [ˈhaʊsfʊl]
n
the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.houseful - as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests"
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Translations
houseful [ˈhaʊsfʊl] N there was a houseful of people → la casa estaba llena de gente
houseful [ˈhaʊsfʊl] n we had a houseful of children → abbiamo avuto la casa piena di bambini
houseful [ˈhaʊsfʊl] n we had a houseful of children → abbiamo avuto la casa piena di bambini


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Harling and Nina and Antonia made as much noise as a houseful of children, and there was usually somebody at the piano.
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It was a German cart with a pair of horses led by a German, and seemed loaded with a whole houseful of effects.
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Now, if he had made up his mind for a large country estate, a houseful of angels, and a cattle-show, he might have lived to possess his kitchen garden and one head of live-stock, and even possibly have come across that
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