What does bathtubful mean?
Bathtubful means As much as a bathtub will hold..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
As much as a bathtub will hold..
We did two small baby bathtubfuls of potatoes, and usually carrots or turnips besides.
“You may bring me a brandy-and-soda. Not a large one. A couple of bathtubsful will be enough.”
But he [Dr. Dublin] adds: “To absorb a lethal amount of fluoridated water would require drinking 50 bathtubfuls at a sitting • • • To produce even the mildest symptoms of fluoride poisoning would require that the victim swallow two-and-a-half bathtubfuls • • • during a single day.”
Use bathtubful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bathtubful means As much as a bathtub will hold..
Common synonyms include bathful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We did two small baby bathtubfuls of potatoes, and usually carrots or turnips besides.
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