drawerful

A drawerful of colorful socks spills onto the floor.

Definition

Noun: - The amount that a drawer can hold; the contents of a drawer considered as a quantity.

Usage Examples

• (A quantity of photographs that filled a drawer.)
• (A supply of pens and stationery sufficient to fill a drawer.)
• (The socks that were stored in a drawer, considered together.)

Advanced Usage

• "a drawerful of memories": a figurative expression meaning a collection of sentimental items stored in a drawer.
  • Opening the box was like uncovering a drawerful of childhood memories. (A collection of nostalgic items kept in a drawer.)

Variants and Related Words

• Drawer (n): a sliding storage compartment in a piece of furniture.
  • The top drawer is for silverware. (A single compartment.)
• Drawerfuls (pl): multiple quantities of drawer contents.
  • They donated two drawerfuls of old clothes to charity. (Two separate collections of items from different drawers.)

Synonyms

• Chestful: the amount a chest can contain.
• Containerful: the amount a container can hold (general term).

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