fork|ful

fork|ful
fork|ful «FRK ful», noun, plural -fuls.
as much as a fork will hold: »

The summer's last harvesters winnowed the wheat by throwing forkfuls in the air (Time).


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  • fork·ful — /ˈfoɚkˌfʊl/ noun, pl fuls [count] : the amount held by a fork a forkful of mashed potatoes …   Useful english dictionary

  • fork — fork·able; fork; fork·er; fork·ful; fork·i·ness; fork·less; fork·man; pick·fork; un·fork; pitch·fork; fork·ed·ly; fork·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • forkful — fork·ful …   English syllables

  • forkful — fork•ful [[t]ˈfɔrk fʊl[/t]] n. pl. fuls cvb use the amount a fork can hold • Etymology: 1635–45 usage: See ful …   From formal English to slang

  • forkful — fork|ful [ˈfo:kful US ˈfo:rk ] n an amount of food on a fork forkful of ▪ huge forkfuls of food …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • forkful — /fawrk fool/, n., pl. forkfuls. the amount a fork can hold. [1635 45; FORK + FUL, prob. on the model of SPOONFUL] Usage. See ful. * * * …   Universalium

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • forkful — (n.) 1640s; see FORK (Cf. fork) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Egyptian Arabic — Masri redirects here. For other uses, see Masri (disambiguation). Egyptian Arabic اللغة المصرية العامية Pronunciation [elˈloɣæ l.mɑsˤˈɾejjɑ l.ʕæmˈmejjæ] Spoken in Egypt …   Wikipedia

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