Schoolful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schoolful is a noun meaning Enough to fill a school.
Meaning
Enough to fill a school.
Example Sentences
The student of industrial, political, and social matters, coming to the investigation of the developments of the 19th century, will find in these subjects ample material to engage the services of schoolsful of colleagues.
TAKE a schoolful of sporty children, a playgroundful of parents and fieldful of bounces - castle and trampoline variety. Add a barbecue, a bar and a large pinch of PTA power and family fun flavouring, and you have the recipe for Thomas Barnes Summer Sports Tournament.
Also my friend should not say that I “would have no ladders from the primary school to the University.” On the contrary, I argued that there always have been such ladders, and quite properly so; but that we should not use them as the dustmen do, for tipping whole schoolfuls of rubbish into the University cart.
Word Forms
- schoolfuls
- schoolsful
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include libraryful, shelfful, playgroundful, paperful, villageful, busful.
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