[
US
/ˈhaʊsfəɫ/
]
[ UK /hˈaʊsfəl/ ]
[ UK /hˈaʊsfəl/ ]
NOUN
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as many as a house will accommodate
they entertained a houseful of guests
How To Use houseful In A Sentence
- The christening was a great occasion, with a houseful of guests, and a great deal of speechmaking. The Great Hunger
- And in a houseful of a lot of kids, and there were a lot of grand kids around, he would get on top of a chair to get attention if necessary.
- Just for the record, I am a bleeding-heart-liberal-Massachusetts-Democrat, raised with a houseful of lesbians and arrested at age eight for protesting the Vietnam War with my dad. Tom Matlack: Goodness Isn't a Policy
- It was such a pity, Posy thought, that Dilys and Norrie didn't have the houseful of guests they deserved. TICKLED PINK
- We moved a houseful of furniture to our home in Michoaan and what was manufactured in the US cost more than those items made in China. Page 2
- But it picked up after a few days, and after a month the cafe was back to its usual 'houseful' self for most of the 19 hours it remains open (it closes only between 1. 30-6.30 am). Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- they entertained a houseful of guests
- You mean there could be some retired bank manager with a houseful of scanners recording this call to sell to the News of the World? A CONVICTION OF GUILT
- It was a good distraction from my houseful of obligations.
- She loves animals and may have a houseful of strays that she overfeeds and indulges. HerScopes