noun

armful

armful

She carried an armful of books.

She carried an armful of books.

He came in with an armful of shopping.

He came in with an armful of shopping.

an armful of ((sth.)) as much as you can hold in your arms She carried an armful of books.

Synonyms: load, bundle

A compound of 'arm' and the suffix '-ful', which means 'the amount that fills'. So, the amount that fills one's arms.

Imagine your arms are 'full' of something. The word literally describes the quantity.

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