barrowful

«barrowful» in Mova's school dictionary: As much as a wheelbarrow will hold — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a barrowful, barrowfuls)

meaning for a pupil

As much as a wheelbarrow will hold. tree →

sense in the lessons

Measuring words with -ful: a spoonful, a cupful, a barrowful. Gardening and farm work. In Alice in Wonderland, when Alice fills the White Rabbit's house, the creatures outside talk of fetching «a barrowful» of something and then throw pebbles in at the window, which turn into little cakes.

examples

• We moved three barrowfuls of soil. tree →
• «A barrowful will do, to begin with.» tree →
• «A barrowful of what?» thought Alice. tree →
• Dad tipped a barrowful of leaves onto the bonfire. tree →
• It took ten barrowfuls to fill the sandpit. tree →
• A barrowful of apples stood by the gate. tree →

note

Plural: barrowfuls (sometimes barrowsful). In maths, a «barrowful» is not an exact unit; give kilograms or litres for exact amounts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «barrowful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.