Blockful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blockful is a noun meaning An amount that fills a block.
Meaning
An amount that fills a block.
Example Sentences
He dragged his eyes away from a blockful of dying embers and looked at the sky.
Three or four blockfuls of New Yorkers could pay their water bills on the interest of what he spent.
The trends were clear enough, more handsome cooperatives marching along the lake shore, apartments by the blockful, ornate hives designed to accommodate the growing density of the city.
For the progressive divine, there are likely to be valley towns with sewerage system and police patrol, and adjacent small cities with their blocksful of souls in need of salvation, not to mention talking pictures, Rotary Clubs, and vaudeville.
Word Forms
- blockfuls
- blocksful
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boardful, storeful, bucketful, counterful, gapful, wellful.
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