Ful

noun

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

• Syn: ↑Fula, ↑Fulani, ↑Peul

• Hypernyms: ↑West African

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noun

see fula

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/fool/, n., pl. Fuls, (esp. collectively) Ful.

Fulani.

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Ful «ful», noun, plural Ful or Fuls.

1. a language belonging to the Niger-Congo group, spoken by the Fula and Fulani.

2. one of the Fula or Fulani.

-ful,

suffix added to nouns to form adjectives or other nouns.

1. full of _____: »Cheerful = full of cheer.

2. showing _____: »Careful = showing care.

3. having a tendency to _____: »Harmful = having a tendency to harm.

4. enough to fill a _____: »Cupful = enough to fill a cup.

5. that can be of _____: »Useful = that can be of use.

6. having the qualities of _____: »Masterful = having the qualities of a master.

╂[Old English -ful, use of adjective full full¹]

Usage Nouns ending in -ful take the plural suffix at the end: »cupfuls, handfuls, spoonfuls.

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ful

obs. form of foul.

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ful — FUL, fuluri, s.n. Figură la jocul de pocher, formată dintr un brelan şi o pereche. – Din fr., engl. full. Trimis de zaraza joe, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 ful s. n., pl. fúluri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic FUL … Dicționar Român
ful — adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: coloquial. Que es falso o de mala calidad: No me gusta su propuesta, es un poco ful. Es un técnico ful. 2. Uso/registro: coloquial. Origen: Colombia. Que está lleno o completo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Ful — can refer to*the Fula people *Ful medames, the fava bean dish of Sudan and Egypt *fūl, a brand of bagsFUL is a three letter acronym which can represent *the NYSE stock ticker symbol of H.B. Fuller Corporation *the IATA airport code of Fullerton… … Wikipedia
ful — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}przysł., pot. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} dużo, pełno czegoś : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Ful roboty, gości, gorzały. <ang.>{{/stl 10}}{{stl 18}}ZOB. {{/stl 18}}{{stl 10}}na ful {{/stl 10}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
-ful — [See {Full}, a.] A suffix signifying full of, abounding with; as, boastful, harmful, woeful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ful — ist eine Niger Kongo Sprache, siehe Fulfulde ein arabisches Bohnengericht, siehe Ful (Gericht) Siehe auch: Fulbe Foul Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklär … Deutsch Wikipedia
-ful — O.E. full, ful, from suffix use of FULL (Cf. full) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
ful — s. m. 1. [Brasil] Coisa falsa. 2. um ful: um que finge de polícia … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
ful|ly — «FUL ee», adverb. 1. completely; entirely: »Was he fully satisfied? The soldiers were fully armed. ... a fully automatic office copying machine (New Yorker). 2. abundantly; plentifully: »The gymnasium was fully equipped with ropes and rings … Useful english dictionary
ful — Mot Monosíl·lab Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
ful — • ful, oskön, frånstötande, repulsiv, motbjudande … Svensk synonymlexikon

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