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full
(f/U/l )

adjective (a)

  • containing as much or as many as is possible or normal(adj.all)
    Example:
    A full glass.
    A sky full of stars.
    A full life.
    The auditorium was full to overflowing.
    Antonym:
    empty
    source: wordnet30
  • (of sound) having marked deepness and body(adj.all)
    Example:
    Full tones.
    A full voice.
    Antonym:
    thin
    source: wordnet30
  • Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the time when the Moon is fully illuminated(noun.time)
    Example:
    The moon is at the full.
    Synonym:
    full moon, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moon
    source: wordnet30
  • Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)(adv.all)
    Example:
    Fully grown.
    He didn't fully understand.
    Knew full well.
    Full-grown.
    Full-fledged.
    Synonym:
    fully, to the full
    source: wordnet30
  • Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • constituting the full quantity or extent; complete(adj.all)
    Example:
    Gave full attention.
    Synonym:
    entire, total
    source: wordnet30
  • complete in extent or degree and in every particular(adj.all)
    Example:
    A full game.
    Synonym:
    total
    source: wordnet30
  • filled to satisfaction with food or drink(adj.all)
    Example:
    A full stomach.
    Synonym:
    replete
    source: wordnet30
  • having the normally expected amount(adj.all)
    Example:
    Gives full measure.
    Synonym:
    good
    source: wordnet30
  • being at a peak or culminating point(adj.all)
    Example:
    Full summer.
    Synonym:
    broad
    source: wordnet30
  • having ample fabric(adj.all)
    Example:
    A full skirt.
    Synonym:
    wide, wide-cut
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Full the cloth.
    source: wordnet30
  • make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • increase in phase(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    wax
    Antonym:
    wane
    source: wordnet30
  • To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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